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Object Number
26-48-20/C10017
Display Title
Model of El Castillo
Descriptions
Object Description
Temple (El Castillo)/cast
Inventory Description
Model of El Castillo pyramid with cutaway revealing smaller pyramid inside, on square base painted green
Classification
- Plaster
Department
Replicas and Dioramas
Date
before 1926
Culture
- Maya
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Central America
/
Mexico
/
Yucatan
/
<County>
/
<City>
/
Chichen Itza
Intrasite
El Castillo
Materials
Plaster, Pigment
Dimensions
Overall (Measurement is approximate and does not include base): 63.5001 × 139.7003 × 137.7953 cm (25 × 55 × 54 1/4 in.)
Quantity
1
Provenance
Previous owner
Previously owned by
Museo Nacional de Antropologia, Mexico
Donor
Donated by
Carnegie Institution of Washington
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