cast; stela

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Object Type: cast; stela
Museum number: Am,MaudC,GN.318
Description: Plaster cast of an architectural fragment: Quirigua: Stela E, South Side. Base.
Producer name
Cultures/periods
Production date: 1880s
Production place: Made in: London (England)
Materials
Dimensions: Height: 1568 millimetres (Dimension Size When Packed); Height: 1425 millimetres; Weight: 215 kilograms (Dimension Size When Packed); Weight: 115 kilograms; Width: 1573 millimetres (Dimension Size When Packed); Width: 1505 millimetres; Depth: 438 millimetres (Dimension Size When Packed); Depth: 200 millimetres
Bibliographic references: Maudslay 1889-1902 / Biologia centrali-americana: or, contributions to the knowledge of the fauna and flora of Mexico and Central America (vol.2, pl.27*); Mathews & Bezanilla 1998 / The Maudslay Collection of Casts in the British Museum: brief inventory of casts, arranged by rack (p.74)
Location: Not on display
Associated places: Associated with: Quirigua
Acquisition name
Previous owner
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.318

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