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Object Number 2004.29.7811
Display Title Altar U, back
Descriptions
Object Description Written on board: Honduras / Copan / 7. Covered with hieroglyphics representing dates, including that of a Maya astronomical congress at Copan on September 2, 503 A.D. (shown in the first two glyphs from left to right) : the back of the altar, whose front is seen above in illustration No. 6. / From The Illustrated News, Aug. 20, 1927
Keywords
  • Archaeological
Subject
  • Sculpture
  • Altar
  • Site
  • Ritual
  • Excavation
Department Photographic
Date August 20, 1927
Culture
  • Maya
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Central America / Honduras / Copan
Dimensions Overall: 14.605 × 23.495 cm (5 3/4 × 9 1/4 in.)

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