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Object Number
2004.29.7565
Display Title
Top front portion of Stela 8
Descriptions
Object Description
Written on board: Guatemala / Piedras Negras / Stela 8 / Front / T. Maler / called Stela 8 in Report of 1900. (verso) T. Maker writes: El bajo-relieve del lado frontal - El cutis de todas los personages siempre colorado - fondo colorado. adornos azules - plumas verdes etc. El bajo- relieve de la parte posterior de la estela esta destruido. En ambos lados angostos hay doble fila de inscription. [Translation: The lower relief on the front side - The complexion of all the personages always red - red background. blue ornaments - green feathers etc. The bas-relief on the back of the stela is destroyed. On both narrow sides are double rows of inscription.]
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
Dimensions
Overall: 14.2875 × 11.1125 cm (5 5/8 × 4 3/8 in.)
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004.29.7566 | Lower front portion of Stela 8 |
Piedras Negras
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| 2004.29.7578 | Stela 5 at Piedras Negras |
Piedras Negras
| ||
| 2004.29.7567 | Stela 3, rear |
Piedras Negras
| ||
| 2004.29.7568 | Stela 3, lower rear portion |
Piedras Negras
| ||
| 2004.29.7564 | Stela VII, bottom portion of Quetzalcoatl |
Piedras Negras
| ||
| 2004.29.7563 | Top portion of Stela VII - Quetzalcoatl head and headdress |
Piedras Negras
| ||
| 2004.29.7569 | Stela 1, top rear portion |
Piedras Negras
| ||
| 2004.29.7570 | Stela 1, bottom 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
| ||
| 58-34-20/44210 | 3 vasijas de Ls. Chas. Stone Steaked Brown, Todas con grooving. #2 Tiene el lado |
Avenida Colonio Progreso
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| 63-24-20/76378.1.30 | Female Personages Attired in the Habiliaments of the Goddess "2 J" |
Oaxaca
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