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Man standing beside a stone figure at Great Mound
Man standing beside a stone figure at Great Mound
Object Number 2004.29.6978
Display Title Man standing beside a stone figure at Great Mound
Descriptions
Object Description Written on board: Mexico, Yucatan, Chichen Itza. Excavation of Great Mound. The pick in the photo shows the commencement of the sealed stairway leading upward. The inclined ceilings in the rear were once supported by a single column attached to an immense wall. The splashes of black are the remains of a broad black band of pigment. Thompson, 1903. Str. 3D9
Keywords
  • Archaeological
  • Site and Excavation
Department Photographic
Artist Edward Herbert Thompson
Culture
  • Mesoamerican
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Central America / Mexico / Yucatan / <County> / <City> / Chichen Itza
Materials Print, hand-colored adhered to Paperboard
Dimensions Overall: 20.6375 × 16.51 cm (8 1/8 × 6 1/2 in.)

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