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Object Number 2004.29.6585
Display Title Stela 5
Descriptions
Object Description Written on board: Mexico. Yaxchilan. Maler - 1897. Yaxchilan Stela 5. (verso) The human side is very much effaced. The divine side represents Ketsalcoatl attired with many masks or medallions (I count 8). From the lower terrace of the Eastern temple. T.M.
Department Photographic
Date 1897
Artist Teobert Maler
Culture
  • Maya
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Central America / Mexico / Chiapas
Dimensions Overall: 30.4801 × 25.4001 cm (12 × 10 in.)
Quantity 1

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PrimaryMedia Object Number Title Classification Geography/Provenience SHARE
Stela 6
2004.29.6588 Stela 6
Chiapas
Yaxchilan, Stela 1
2004.29.6590 Yaxchilan, Stela 1
Yaxchilan
Stela 4
2004.29.6580 Stela 4
Yaxchilan
Stela 9
2004.29.6571 Stela 9
Yaxchilan
Lintel 37
2004.29.6595 Lintel 37
Yaxchilan
Lintel No. 13
2004.29.6611 Lintel No. 13
Yaxchilan
Stela 11, front
2004.29.6560 Stela 11, front
Yaxchilan
Stela 11
2004.29.6559 Stela 11
Yaxchilan
Lintel No. 10
2004.29.6609 Lintel No. 10
Yaxchilan
El Templo Mayor, Structure 33
2004.29.6558 El Templo Mayor, Structure 33
Yaxchilan
Lintel 32
2004.29.6597 Lintel 32
Yaxchilan
Yaxchilan, Stela 2
2004.29.6591 Yaxchilan, Stela 2
Yaxchilan