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Object Number 62-11-20/25208a
Display Title "Seige of the City", watercolor of fresco at Chichen Itza
Descriptions
Object Description "Seige of the City", copy of fresco at Las Monjas, Chichen Itza. Consisits of 2 sections, each comprising 2 panels. Signed by artist.
Classification
  • Art 2-D
Date 1100-1300
Artist Jean Charlot (1926-1929 - 3/15/62)
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Central America / Mexico / Yucatan / <County> / <City> / Chichen Itza
Intrasite Las Monjas
Materials Watercolor
Dimensions Overall: 55 × 108 cm (21 5/8 × 42 1/2 in.) (with frame with 25208b: 46.5 x 56 inches)
Provenance
Donor Jean Charlot (1926-1929 - 3/15/1962)

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