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Object Number
2004.29.7578
Display Title
Stela 5 at Piedras Negras
Descriptions
Object Description
Written on board: Guatemala / Piedras Negras / Stela IV. Underneath correction "V" is written in. Front. / T. Maler / (verso) T. Maler writes: "El bajo-relieve del lado frontal. El cutis de los personages siempre colorado (feuerrot) .. Los ojos del tigre colorados. En los adornos restos de azul, verde etc. El bajo-relieve del lado posterior totalmente destruido. En ambos lado angostos hay doble fila de inscripciones." [Translation: The bas-relief on the front side. The complexion of personages always red (feuerrot) .. The eyes of the tiger, red. On the ornaments, remains of blue, green etc. The bas-relief of back side totally destroyed. In both narrow sides there are two rows of inscriptions.]
Subject
- Stela
- Man
Department
Photographic
Artist
Teobert Maler
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Central America
/
Guatemala
/
Peten
/
<County>
/
<City>
/
Piedras Negras
Intrasite
Stela 5
Dimensions
Overall: 20.32 × 26.3526 cm (8 × 10 3/8 in.)
Credit Line
Musuem Collection
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004.29.7566 | Lower front portion of Stela 8 |
Piedras Negras
| ||
| 2004.29.7565 | Top front portion of Stela 8 |
Piedras Negras
| ||
| 2004.29.7563 | Top portion of Stela VII - Quetzalcoatl head and headdress |
Piedras Negras
| ||
| 2004.29.7564 | Stela VII, bottom portion of Quetzalcoatl |
Piedras Negras
| ||
| 2004.29.7570 | Stela 1, bottom rear portion |
Piedras Negras
| ||
| 2004.29.7569 | Stela 1, top rear portion |
Piedras Negras
| ||
| 2004.29.7573 | Stela 4, large front middle fragment |
Piedras Negras
| ||
| 2004.29.7572 | Stela 4, front upper fragment |
Piedras Negras
| ||
| 2004.29.7567 | Stela 3, rear |
Piedras Negras
| ||
| 2004.29.7568 | Stela 3, lower rear portion |
Piedras Negras
| ||
| 2004.29.7020 | Bas-relief of tigers, Palace of the Circus Chichen Itza |
Chichen Itza
| ||
|
Image Not Available
for Teobert Maler photo album
| 2003.5 | Teobert Maler photo album |
Oaxaca
Chiapas |