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Stela 6, front
Object Number 59-50-20/74011.1.824
Display Title Stela 6, front
Descriptions
Object Description Written on Board: "P2421 / Neaga(?) stela from Piedras Negras. Stela VI Front. / Yucatan / T. Maler / Called 6 in reprint of 1900 / N29708 / [verso] Stela only / Pl XV / Vol. 2 / PM Memoirs"
Department Photographic
Date 1898-1900
Artist Teobert Maler
Culture
  • Maya area styles and periods
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Central America / Guatemala / Peten / <County> / <City> / Piedras Negras
Materials Print, black and white adhered to Paperboard
Dimensions Overall: 28.8926 × 38.7351 cm (11 3/8 × 15 1/4 in.)

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