Building ornament part/fragment representing glyphs

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Date created: AD 650–1100 (Late to Terminal Classic period)

Culture/People: probably Maya (archaeological culture) (attributed)
MAI agent: Dr. Frederick J. Dockstader (FJD), Non-Indian, 1912-1998

Collection History: Collection history unknown; purchased for MAI by director Frederick J. Dockstader (1912-1998) from an unknown source in 1960.
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Place: Bellote ruin; Paraíso Municipality; Tabasco State; Mexico

See related items: Maya (archaeological culture); Architecture/Housing
On View: NMAI, New York, NY: Infinity of Nations, Mesoamerica & Circum Caribbean

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 22/9222
Barcode: 229222.000

Object Type: Architecture/Housing

Object Name: Building ornament part/fragment representing glyphs
Media/Materials: Stucco
Techniques: Carved, modeled
Dimensions: 23.5 x 15.5 x 4 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6a48b348b-64de-4d66-8b7a-8641e8bb0fa5

Record ID: NMAI_244013