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Object Number
2004.29.6588
Display Title
Stela 6
Descriptions
Object Description
Written on board: Mexico. Yaxchilan. Maler 1897. Yaxchilan Stela 6 (verso) On the esplanade or lowesr place of the Eastern temple. The human side is effaced. The divine side shows Ketsalcoatl as beneficial god taking out from the - (Tompeatl=wicker-work chest) "chest of blisses," the chain of the felicities "the rope (serpent) of the felicities," decoraetd with small bee-heads= cab= miel= honey, & suggest the idea of "dulzuras," sweetness, benefices &c. T.M.
Department
Photographic
Date
1897
Artist
Teobert Maler
Culture
- Maya
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Central America
/
Mexico
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Chiapas
Dimensions
Overall: 30.4801 × 25.4001 cm (12 × 10 in.)
Quantity
1
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004.29.6590 | Yaxchilan, Stela 1 |
Yaxchilan
| ||
| 2004.29.6580 | Stela 4 |
Yaxchilan
| ||
| 2004.29.6585 | Stela 5 |
Chiapas
| ||
| 2004.29.6571 | Stela 9 |
Yaxchilan
| ||
| 2004.29.6611 | Lintel No. 13 |
Yaxchilan
| ||
| 2004.29.6558 | El Templo Mayor, Structure 33 |
Yaxchilan
| ||
| 2004.29.6560 | Stela 11, front |
Yaxchilan
| ||
| 2004.29.6559 | Stela 11 |
Yaxchilan
| ||
| 2004.29.6595 | Lintel 37 |
Yaxchilan
| ||
| 2004.29.6597 | Lintel 32 |
Yaxchilan
| ||
| 2004.29.6450 | Stela II of Quintuple Temple |
Chiapas
| ||
| 2004.29.6609 | Lintel No. 10 |
Yaxchilan
|