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The first of the six Northern Temples
The first of the six Northern Temples
Object Number 2004.29.6514
Display Title The first of the six Northern Temples
Descriptions
Object Description Written on board: Mexico, Chiapas, Palenque. (verso) El primero de los seis Templos del Norte. (Contando del Oeste al Este). La pieza anterior. Chiapas, Palenque. The first of the six Temples of the North. (Counting from the west to the east.) The center part. Gift of C.P. Bowditch. T. Maler. Photo.
Keywords
  • Site and Excavation
  • Interior
  • Archaeological
Subject
  • Temple
Department Photographic
Date 1898-1900
Artist Teobert Maler
Culture
  • Lowland Maya
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Central America / Mexico / Chiapas / <County> / <City> / Palenque
Materials Gelatin silver print adhered to Paperboard
Dimensions Overall: 26.6701 × 20.955 cm (10 1/2 × 8 1/4 in.)
Provenance
Donor Donated by Dr. Charles Pickering Bowditch

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