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Object Number
2004.1.381.1.198
Display Title
Pyramid 16, looking east from western court
Descriptions
Object Description
Copan Album: Volume 5, Page 6; Written on page: "Pyramid 16, looking E. from western court. Altar Q / at base of structure, and death's heads fallen and in place / in steps leading to top of pyramid. Framework of expe- / dition house in the foreground."
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 × 20.6375 cm (6 1/8 × 8 1/8 in.)
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