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Upper part of Stela 5
Object Number 2004.29.7673
Display Title Upper part of Stela 5
Descriptions
Object Description Written on board: Guatemala / Yaxha / 5. Occ. [Western] / Upper part of Stela 5. / Can be understood by comparison with the personage of Stela 4, holding also a cerem(?) "divinity beam" oblique in the arm. Fig. 4 doubtlessly substituting Fig. 5. destroyed after a public disaster.
Keywords
  • Archaeological
  • Ritual
  • Sculpture
Subject
  • Stone
Department Photographic
Culture
  • Lowland Maya
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Central America / Guatemala / Peten / <County> / <City> / Yaxha
Materials Print, black and white adhered to Paperboard
Dimensions Overall: 24.13 × 16.8275 cm (9 1/2 × 6 5/8 in.)

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