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Stone carving with hieroglyphs
Object Number 2004.29.6540
Display Title Stone carving with hieroglyphs
Descriptions
Object Description Written on board: Mexico, Chiapas, Palenque. (verso) The funeral monument which was discovered near the Temple of the Second Cross. Gift of C.P. Bowditch. T. Maler Photo
Subject
  • Temple
  • inscription
  • Hieroglyph
Department Photographic
Artist Alfred P. Maudslay
Culture
  • Maya
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Central America / Mexico / Chiapas / <County> / <City> / Palenque
Materials Gelatin silver print adhered to Paperboard
Dimensions Overall: 26.6701 × 20.6375 cm (10 1/2 × 8 1/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Provenance
Donor Donated by Dr. Charles Pickering Bowditch

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