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Object Number 93-27-20/C855
Display Title Sun god shield
Descriptions
Inventory Description Architectural element, block of stone with face carved in relief - surrounded by ornamentation - on one side
Classification
  • Stone
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Maya
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Central America / Honduras / Copan / <County> / Copan / Copan
Intrasite Hieroglyphic Stairway, Mound 26.
Materials Stone
Dimensions Overall: 55 × 42 × 19 cm (21 5/8 × 16 9/16 × 7 1/2 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object C/855

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