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Object Number
2004.29.6969
Display Title
Excavation of Great Mound
Descriptions
Object Description
Written on board: Mexico, Yucatan, Chichen Itza. Excavation of Great Mound. Showing the cylindrical and painted columns on the lower and southern terrace level. The altar-like elevation was once covered with a hard smooth cement and painted a bright blue. Columns were painted a bright red. Vestiges of this color still remain. E. H. Thompson, 1903.
Keywords
- Archaeological
- Site and Excavation
Department
Photographic
Date
1903
Artist
Edward Herbert Thompson
Culture
- Mesoamerican
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Central America
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Mexico
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Yucatan
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Chichen Itza
Dimensions
Overall: 15.875 × 20.32 cm (6 1/4 × 8 in.)
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004.29.6978 | Man standing beside a stone figure at Great Mound |
Chichen Itza
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| 2004.29.6960 | General view of excavation of Great Mound |
Chichen Itza
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| 2004.29.6958 | Temple of the columns |
Chichen Itza
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| 2004.29.6968 | Cylindrical pillar, painted blue altar and concave wall |
Chichen Itza
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| 2004.29.6975 | Column from Temple of the Columns |
Chichen Itza
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| 2004.29.6961 | Column from Mound of the Columns |
Chichen Itza
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| 2004.29.6965 | Front view of serpent |
Chichen Itza
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| 2004.29.6964 | Column from Temple of the Columns |
Chichen Itza
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| 2004.29.6962 | Column from Mound of the Columns |
Chichen Itza
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| 2004.29.6963 | Column from Mound of the Columns |
Chichen Itza
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| 2004.29.6959 | Temple of the Tigers. Atlantian figures which supported altars |
Chichen Itza
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| 2004.29.6967 | A column of the sculptured chamber |
Chichen Itza
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