Carving
68-32-2B
Location: On Display in the Mexico and Central America Gallery
From: Central America
Curatorial Section: American
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Object Number
68-32-2B
Current Location
Mexico and Central America Gallery - On Display
Culture
Early Classic Maya | Lowland Maya
Provenience
Central America
Culture Area
Central American
Date Made
300-800 CE
Section
American
Materials
Monkey Bone (uncertain)
Technique
Engraved
Iconography
Royal portrait
Description
Longbone. Portrait for a ruler distributed over surface of bone as in 68-32-2A, but with different details.
Length
21 cm
Outside Diameter
2 cm
Credit Line
Purchased from Teochita Inc., 1968
Current & Past Exhibitions
Bibliography
Dorling Kindersley Limited. History of the World in 1,000 Objects . London: Dorling Kindersley Limited, 2014. See: Page 107 Third row, right
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Danien, Elin C. Guide to the Mesoamerican Gallery at the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology . Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, 2002. See: p. 40, pl. 16A, pl. 16B
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Quick, Jennifer. Magnificent Objects from the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology
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