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Object Number 2004.29.7242
Display Title Close up of serpent head
Descriptions
Object Description Written on board: Mexico, Yucatan, Labna. Serpent symbol. E. Thompson 1886. xref P2278.
Keywords
  • Sculpture
  • Archaeological
  • Site and Excavation
Subject
  • Carved stone
Department Photographic
Date 1886
Artist Edward Herbert Thompson
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Central America / Mexico / Yucatan / <County> / <City> / Labna
Dimensions Overall: 10.16 x 17.78 cm (4 x 7 in.)

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