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glass negative
Object Type
glass negative
Museum number
Am,Maud,B9.32
Description
Glass negative; lower part of Stela E, east side; near the eastern border of the Great Plaza. Quiriguá, Guatemala. Photographic process
Producer name
Photographed by:
Alfred Percival Maudslay
Production date
1894
Production place
Photographed in:
Quirigua
Materials
glass
Technique
photographic process
Dimensions
Height:
16.50 centimetres
Width:
21.50 centimetres
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Curator's comments
Quiriguá is an ancient Maya archaeological site along the lower Montagua river in south-eastern Guatemala. Many of the glass plates in this collection have been published in Maudslay's Biologia centrali-americana 1889-1902.
Bibliographic references
Graham 2002 / Alfred Maudslay and the Maya : a biography.
Maudslay 1889-1902 / Biologia centrali-americana: or, contributions to the knowledge of the fauna and flora of Mexico and Central America
Location
Not on display
Condition
good
Subjects
archaeological site/excavation
Associated names
Associated with:
Alfred Percival Maudslay
Associated places
Associated with:
Stela E
Associated ethnic name
Associated with:
Maya (Central American)
Acquisition name
Donated by:
Alfred Percival Maudslay
Department
Africa, Oceania and the Americas
Registration number
Am,Maud,B9.32
Additional IDs
Miscellaneous number:
Box 9- Q.d 32