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Object Number
2004.1.381.1.76
Display Title
Sculptures in front of expedition house
Descriptions
Object Description
Copan Album: Volume 2, Page 28; Written on page: "Sculptures in front of expedition house, now in Peabody Museum. / Leg and foot found in debris in excavation northern side of Md. 32. / Tablet with hieroglyphs found in western court at southern base / of Md. 22. Stone with three dots found in excavation north west / corner of Md. 14. Large face found on southern slope. / Head at left, resting on a roof stone, found in debris eastern / end of Md. 32. The other small sculptures where found in excavations / of Md. 32."
Department
Photographic
Date
1891 - 1901
Culture
- Maya
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Central America
/
Honduras
/
Copan
Materials
Albumen print adhered to Paper in Album
Dimensions
Overall: 15.5575 × 20.32 cm (6 1/8 × 8 in.)
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