An ancient Mayan stela, a carved stone slab used for commemorative purposes, lies in the foreground in front of a row of palm trees, at the Maya site of Quirigua, Guatamala. The stela (zoomorph G) is carved with elaborate decorations.
Date
[between 1910 and 1913?]
Notes
Title from glass plate envelop of collection owned by the Western History Department, Denver Public Library.; R7001103013
Description
1 photonegative : glass ; 13 x 18 cm. (5 x 7 in.); 1 photoprint ; 12 x 17 cm. (4 3/4 x 6 1/2 in.)
Subject
Indians of Central America--Antiquities & archaeological sites--Guatamala--1910-1920.; Maya art--Guatamala--1910-1920.; Mayas--Antiquities & archaeological sites--Guatamala--1910-1920.; Stele (Archaeology)--Guatamala--1910-1920.; Quiriguá Site (Guatemala)--1910-1920.; Archaeological sites--Guatamala--1910-1920.
Rights Statement
Restrictions applying to use or reproduction of this image available from the Western History/Genealogy Dept., Denver Public Library.
