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Object Number
2004.29.7563
Display Title
Top portion of Stela VII - Quetzalcoatl head and headdress
Descriptions
Object Description
Written on board: Guatemala / Piedras Negras / Stela VII / Front Quetzalcoatl / T. Maler / (verso) T. Maker writes: Quetzalcoatl (Ketsalkoatl) El alto relieve del lado frontal El cutis (cara, brazos, piernas) de la figura principal y de la menor es colorado (feuerrot) La boca de la culebra colorado. El ornato de estrellas circulares (cascabelitos) es azul etc. [el bajo-relieve del lado posterior esta destruido] Ambos lados angostos de la estela tienen doble fila de inscription. [Translation: The hihg-relief of the front side - The skin (face, arms, legs) of the main figure and the smaller is red (feuerrot). The mouth of the snake, red. The ornament of circular stars (little bells) is blue etc. [The bas-relief on the back side is destroyed] Both narrow sides of the stela have double rows of inscriptions.]
Department
Photographic
Artist
Teobert Maler
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Central America
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Guatemala
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Peten
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<County>
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<City>
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Piedras Negras
Intrasite
Stela 34
Dimensions
Overall: 15.875 × 13.0175 cm (6 1/4 × 5 1/8 in.)
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004.29.7564 | Stela VII, bottom portion of Quetzalcoatl |
Piedras Negras
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| 2004.29.7570 | Stela 1, bottom rear portion |
Piedras Negras
| ||
| 2004.29.7569 | Stela 1, top rear portion |
Piedras Negras
| ||
| 2004.29.7578 | Stela 5 at Piedras Negras |
Piedras Negras
| ||
| 2004.29.7566 | Lower front portion of Stela 8 |
Piedras Negras
| ||
| 2004.29.7565 | Top front portion of Stela 8 |
Piedras Negras
| ||
| 2004.29.7567 | Stela 3, rear |
Piedras Negras
| ||
| 2004.29.7568 | Stela 3, lower rear portion |
Piedras Negras
| ||
| 2004.29.7573 | Stela 4, large front middle fragment |
Piedras Negras
| ||
| 2004.29.7572 | Stela 4, front upper fragment |
Piedras Negras
| ||
| 2004.29.7662.1 | Stela 4 |
Tikal
| ||
| 2004.29.7394 | Altar of offerings in front of the sculptural stela |
Benque Viejo
Belize |