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cast
;
stela
Object Type
cast
stela
Museum number
Am,MaudC,GN.270
Description
Plaster cast of a stela section: Quirigua: Stela I, north side. Glyphs A1-B6.
Producer name
Made by:
Lorenzo Giuntini
Cultures/periods
Maya
(original)
Production date
1880s
Production place
Made in:
London (England)
Materials
plaster
Dimensions
Height:
928 millimetres
(Dimension Size When Packed. Packed on its side.)
Height:
1357 millimetres
Weight:
52 kilograms
(Dimension Size When Packed. Packed on its side.)
Weight:
35 kilograms
Width:
1461 millimetres
(Dimension Size When Packed. Packed on its side.)
Width:
722 millimetres
Depth:
204 millimetres
(Dimension Size When Packed. Packed on its side.)
Depth:
50 millimetres
Bibliographic references
Mathews & Bezanilla 1998 / The Maudslay Collection of Casts in the British Museum: brief inventory of casts, arranged by rack
(p.83)
Location
Not on display
Associated places
Associated with:
Quirigua
Acquisition name
Transferred from:
Victoria and Albert Museum
Previous owner
Previous owner/ex-collection:
Alfred Percival Maudslay
Acquisition notes
See Eth Doc1979 for an extract from the Trustees' minutes confirming the transfer of the Maudslay collection from the V&A to the BM.
Department
Africa, Oceania and the Americas
Registration number
Am,MaudC,GN.270
Conservation
Treatment
: 09.07.2019