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Great wall, view looking south
Object Number 33-85-20/76384.1.40
Display Title Great wall, view looking south
Descriptions
Object Description Written on board: Honduras / Tenampua / Great wall: view looking south, showing how it has been built along a weak place in the natural fortification. / Photos by Dorothy Popenoe 1927, given to the Museum by Dr. Popenoe.
Subject
  • Landscape
  • Excavation
Department Photographic
Date 1927
Artist Dorothy H. Popenoe
Culture
  • Middle Preclassic
  • Lowland Maya
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Central America / Honduras / Comayagua / <County> / <City> / Tenampua
Materials Silver gelatin print adhered to Paperboard
Dimensions Overall: 12.065 × 16.8275 cm (4 3/4 × 6 5/8 in.)
Provenance
Donor Donated by Dr. F. Wilson Popenoe

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