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Object Number 2004.29.7921
Display Title Grinding Stone
Descriptions
Object Description Written on board: Honduras / Indian Grinding Rock. 7 ft. long with 36 scores visible in bed of Rio Negro - one mile from Truxillo, Honduras. Photo by H. Rice 1904. The snake is a seven foot boa constrictor. Recieved Sept. 1908
Keywords
  • Archaeological
Department Photographic
Date 1904
Artist Harry Burrows Rice
Culture
  • Lowland Maya
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Central America / Honduras
Additional Geographic Terms bed of Rio Negro, 1 mile from Truxillo
Dimensions Overall: 6.985 × 9.525 cm (2 3/4 × 3 3/4 in.)

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