IDNO

D.156808.MAT

Description

Three printed drawings of Maya glyphs or representations of various gods.
On the left is a depiction of a Mayan glyph or figure associated with Palenque, an ancient Mayan city in Chiapas, Mexico.
In the centre is a drawing of the rear head of the two-headed monster from the Temple of the Cross at Palenque.
On the right is a depiction of K'inich Janaab' Pakal I, a prominent ruler of the Maya city-state of Palenque. [EB 28/08/2024]

Place

Central America; Mexico; Chiapas; Palenque

Cultural Affliation

Named Person

Photographer

None

Collector / Expedition

Date

Collection Name

Museum Archives Transfer

Source

Format

Drawing

Primary Documentation

Other Information

P.156647.MAT - P.156864.MAT and P.176654.MAT - P.176687.MAT were found unaccessioned in a red folder box in the Paper Archives and transferred to the Photograph Collections and numbered C1048/ [JD 28/08/2025]