Drawing of Copan Altar T Upper Depicting a Splayed Crocodile Skin

Artist
Linda Schele
Date
1996
Alt. Title
CPN 33
Medium
Black ink on mylar
Object Dimensions
18 x 20 1/2 in
Object Collection
Schele Drawing Collection
Object Number
SD-1021
Annotations
Maize 7 Black K'an Maize L. Schele '96 CPN 33/Altar T (Corrected 16 Sept 97 MV)
Bibliography

Schele, Linda, and David A. Freidel. 1990. A Forest of Kings: The Untold Story of the Ancient Maya. New York: William Morrow and Company, Inc.: 332, Fig. 8: 18

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Site Found
Copan
Geographic Region
Honduras
Chronological Period
Late Classic
Date Range
A.D. 763-810
Archaeological Phase
Coner Phase
Culture
Maya
Subject Medium
Stone
Subject Type
Altar
Provenance
Copan Ruinas
Description

Altar T (CPN 33). Erected by Yax Pasaj Chan Yoaat.

Notes or Gallery Text

LC 9.17.12.5.17. See also SD1019, SD1020, SD1097. Corrected version of earlier drawing, redrawn from casts in British Museum of Man.

Glyphic Inscription
LC 9.17.12.5.17

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