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Stairway No. 2 - Steps on northeast corner of southern terrace
Stairway No. 2 - Steps on northeast corner of southern terrace
Object Number 33-85-20/76384.1.53
Display Title Stairway No. 2 - Steps on northeast corner of southern terrace
Descriptions
Object Description Written on board: Honduras / Tenampua / Steps on northeast corner of southern terrace (Stairway No. 2) / Photos by Dorothy Popenoe 1927, given to the Museum by Dr. Popenoe.
Subject
  • Landscape
  • Site
Department Photographic
Date 1927
Artist Dorothy H. Popenoe
Culture
  • Lowland Maya
  • Middle Preclassic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Central America / Honduras / Comayagua / <County> / <City> / Tenampua
Materials Silver gelatin print adhered to Paperboard
Dimensions Overall: 12.065 × 15.5575 cm (4 3/4 × 6 1/8 in.)
Provenance
Donor Donated by Dr. F. Wilson Popenoe

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