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Stela 4, large front middle fragment
Stela 4, large front middle fragment
Object Number 2004.29.7573
Display Title Stela 4, large front middle fragment
Descriptions
Object Description Written on board: Guatemala / Piedras Negras / Stela IV, Piedras Negras / Front / (Called Stela 4 in T.M.'s Report of 1900) / T. Maler / (verso) T. Maler writes: "El Bajo-relieve del lado frontal El del otro lado esta completamente destrudo / Em umo de los lados angostos una figura parado en el otro dos filas de inscription" [Translation: The bas-relief on the front side. The other side is completely destroyed. On one of the narrow sides, a standing figure. On the other, two rows of inscription."
Subject
  • Stela
Department Photographic
Artist Teobert Maler
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Central America / Guatemala / Peten / <County> / <City> / Piedras Negras
Intrasite Stela 4
Materials Print, black and white adhered to Paperboard
Dimensions Overall: 21.9075 × 14.9225 cm (8 5/8 × 5 7/8 in.)

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