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Object Number 2004.24.2087.1
Display Title Sacrificial Altar in the first court of the principle palace
Descriptions
Subject
  • Altar
  • Artifact
  • Expedition
  • Sacrifice
Department Photographic
Date 1898-1900
Artist Teobert Maler
Culture
  • Lowland Maya
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Central America / Mexico / Chiapas / <County> / <City> / Palenque

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