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Head of maize god
Object Number 95-42-20/C728
Display Title Head of maize god
Descriptions
Object Description Head of maize god
Inventory Description Ground stone architectural element, head with crest curving forward, portion of tenon, remnants of red pigment, loss from nose and from hair
Classification
  • Architectural Element
Department Archaeological
Date Ca. AD 695-738
Culture
  • Late Classic Period
  • Maya
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Central America / Honduras / Copan / <County> / Copan / Copan
Intrasite Excavations on Slope N. of Temple 22
Materials Stone with Pigment
Dimensions Overall: 56.4 x 28 x 34 cm (22 3/16 x 11 x 13 3/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 95-42-20/C728; C/728
Credit Line Peabody Museum Expedition: G.B. Gordon, 1895
Provenance
Collector Dr. George Byron Gordon (01/01/1891-01/01/1895)
Expedition Peabody Museum Expedition (01/01/1895)

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