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Object Number
59-50-20/74011.1.563
Display Title
Section of Serpent Head
Descriptions
Object Description
Written on cardboard: "No 3./Thompson/El Meco/Section of ruin of it./Serpent Head"
Department
Photographic
Date
1885-1887
Artist
Edward Herbert Thompson
Culture
- Maya
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Central America
/
Mexico
/
Quintana Roo
/
<County>
/
<City>
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El Meco
Materials
Albumen print adhered to Cardboard
Dimensions
Overall: 21.59 × 27.9401 cm (8 1/2 × 11 in.)
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 59-50-20/74011.1.566 | Opposite Isla Mujeres |
El Meco
| ||
| 59-50-20/74011.1.571 | Overgrown structure on hill |
El Meco
| ||
| 59-50-20/74011.1.570 | Principal structure at El Meco, opposite Isla Mujeres |
El Meco
| ||
| 59-50-20/74011.1.580 | Eroded section of building facade |
Mitla
| ||
| 59-50-20/74011.1.587 | Group of people in front of building corner |
Mitla
| ||
| 2004.29.7242 | Close up of serpent head |
Labna
| ||
| 2004.29.7240 | Close up of serpent's head |
Labna
| ||
| 2004.29.7072 | Section of Serpent's head façade, Kabah, Mexico |
Kabah
| ||
| 59-50-20/74011.1.596 | Section 8, Upper Terrace Structure, Edifice No 1 of Chacmultun Group |
Chacmultun
| ||
| 59-50-20/74011.1.75 | View of excavation in process with upright pillars and walls, local men |
Mitla
| ||
| 59-50-20/74011.1.588 | Structure on top of hill |
Mitla
| ||
| 59-50-20/74011.1.589 | Structure |
Mitla
|