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Sculpture in Hieroglyphic Stairway
Object Number 2004.29.7791
Display Title Sculpture in Hieroglyphic Stairway
Descriptions
Object Description Written on board: Copan: The Hieroglyphic Stairway; One of five similar figures.
Keywords
  • Archaeological
Subject
  • Ruin
  • Hieroglyph
Department Photographic
Date 1890-1901
Culture
  • Maya
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Central America / Honduras / Copan
Materials Print, black and white adhered to Paperboard
Dimensions Overall: 23.495 × 29.5276 cm (9 1/4 × 11 5/8 in.)

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