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Object Number
00-36-20/C2916
Display Title
Cast of Stela 25, Piedras Negras
Descriptions
Object Description
Cast of Stela 25 - Piedras Negras. See filemaker pro conservation report in dept files. Piedras Negras, Stela 25
Maya, A.D. 608
Piedras Negras, Guatemala
Yo'nal Chitam (A.D. 603-639), the first known king of Piedras Negras, sits upon a jaguar-skin pillow at the moment of his accession. A celestial band frames the new king, above which perches the "Principal Bird Deity," the symbol of cosmic and royal power. The ladder and three footprints below the framed portrait indicate his "ascension" to the heavenly throne. Several Piedras Negras rulers used the same iconography on their inauguration stelae to represent their new place in the center of the cosmic order. The face of the ruler was probably ritually defaced after his death to deactivate the monument.
[D. Stuart, 2001]
Inventory Description
Cast, stela 25, Piedras Negras, tan, rectangular
Cast Name
PNG_St_25
Classification
- Cast
Department
Archaeological
Date
A.D. 608
Culture
- Maya
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Central America
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Guatemala
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Peten
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<County>
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<City>
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Piedras Negras
Materials
Plaster, Wood, Burlap, Pigment
Dimensions
Overall (maximum dimensions; weight in container): 198.1204 × 116.8402 × 5.08 cm (78 × 46 × 2 in.)
Overall, Weight: 93211.51 g (93.212 kg)
Storage (crate dimensions): 218.4404 × 137.1603 × 25.4001 cm (86 × 54 × 10 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
00-36-20/C2916
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004.24.32073 | Stela |
Piedras Negras
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| 2004.29.7577 | Stela 36 |
Piedras Negras
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| 2004.29.7573 | Stela 4, large front middle fragment |
Piedras Negras
| ||
| 2004.29.7572 | Stela 4, front upper fragment |
Piedras Negras
| ||
| 2004.24.31490 | Stela 26, Piedras Negras |
Piedras Negras
| ||
| 2004.24.32072.2 | Piedras Negras: Stela 26 |
Piedras Negras
| ||
| 2004.24.32072.3 | Piedras Negras: Stela 26 |
Piedras Negras
| ||
| 2004.24.33184 | Stela 40 from Piedras Negras. Copy Photo. Original at U Penn |
Piedras Negras
| ||
| 2004.29.7553 | Stela 25 |
Piedras Negras
| ||
| 59-50-20/74011.1.2 | Piedras Negras, Stela 25 |
Piedras Negras
| ||
| 50-63-20/13321 | "A Maya Sweatbath." |
Painting
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Piedras Negras
| |
| 2004.29.7576 | Piedras Negras Pillar supporting in part the second altar of Sacrifice |
Piedras Negras
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