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Object Number 00-36-20/C2740
Display Title Lintel 2
Descriptions
Object Description Lintel 2, carved limestone lintel depicting standing ruler before six kneeling men; extensive inscription, dated 9.11.6.2.1 (24 October AD 658). See Linda Schele, "The Blood of Kings", pp. 136-7 and 148-150 for interpretation.
Inventory Description Ground stone, architectural element, lintel, carved figures standing & kneeling
Classification
  • Lintel
Department Archaeological
Date Ca. 660
Culture
  • Late Classic Period
  • Maya
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Central America / Guatemala / Peten / <County> / <City> / Piedras Negras
Intrasite Lintel #2 from doorway of "El Temple de la Stela de las Victimus"
Additional Geographic Terms Usumacinta River
Materials Limestone
Dimensions Overall: 91.5 x 122 cm (36 x 48 1/16 in.) Overall, Weight: 140.161 kg (309 lb.)
Quantity 1
Credit Line Peabody Museum Expedition: Teobert Maler, 1899-1900
Provenance
Collector Teobert Maler (1899-1900)
Collector Peabody Museum Expedition (1899-1900)

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