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Object Number
2004.29.7807
Display Title
Altar Q
Descriptions
Object Description
Written on board: Honduras / Copan / 1. With part of a procession of astronomer priests carved on the side: a remarkable Maya altar. / From The Illustrated News, Aug. 20, 1927
Keywords
- Archaeological
Subject
- Excavation
- Altar
- Site
- Sculpture
- Ritual
Department
Photographic
Date
August 20, 1927
Culture
- Maya
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Central America
/
Honduras
/
Copan
Dimensions
Overall: 9.8425 × 13.335 cm (3 7/8 × 5 1/4 in.)
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004.29.7806 | Altar Q |
Copan
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| 2004.29.7809 | Altar Q, front |
Copan
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| 2004.29.7814 | Dr. Thomas Gann standing beside Stela A |
Copan
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| 2004.29.7810 | Altar U, front |
Copan
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| 2004.29.7813 | Altar T |
Copan
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| 2004.29.7811 | Altar U, back |
Copan
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| 2004.29.7812 | Dr. Thomas Gann standing beside Stela H |
Copan
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| 2004.29.7808 | North side of Stela A , Dr. Gann on left |
Copan
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Image Not Available
for Neolithic ceramic vessels
| 2004.29.14102 | Neolithic ceramic vessels |
China
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| 2004.29.24969 | Comparative series of skulls of ape and man |
Africa
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Image Not Available
for Petroglyph of a rhino tossing a boy
| 2004.29.12856 | Petroglyph of a rhino tossing a boy |
South Africa
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| 2004.1.381.1.45 | Western side of Altar Q |
Copan
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