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Palace Group


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Largest Chaac Mask

1888-1891. West facade of east structure, showing partially separated and inclined section at right.
1888-1891 photograph by Henry N. Sweet as a member of the Thompson/Peabody expedition; scanned from 35mm slide of original photograph at Dumbarton Oaks. Reproduced Courtesy of the Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, Harvard University.
1999. West facade of east structure, showing right section restored (cf. 1888-91 photo at left).
Nov. 1999
West facade of east structure, single doorway with large mask above.
Jan. 2003 (24 mm lens)
Largest mask at Labná; at left is the lower half of a human figure.
Jan. 2002
Same mask and figure from side, showing three-dimensional character of elaborate frieze.
Jan. 2002
Same west facade of east structure, seen from upper level of central area, chultune on upper level beyond.
Jan. 2002
1888-1891. Earliest photograph to record glyphs on side of snout.
1888-1891 photograph by Henry N. Sweet as a member of the Thompson/Peabody expedition; scanned from 35mm slide of original photograph at Dumbarton Oaks. Reproduced Courtesy of the Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, Harvard University.
2002. Recent photograph of same snout with glyphs (cf. 1888-1891 photo at left).
Jan. 2002
Detail of mask in photo above far-left: mouth with teeth and fangs.
Jan. 2002
1888-1891. Earliest photograph recording glyphs in front of snout above. The date is usually interpreted as equivalent to A.D.862.
1888-1891 photograph by Henry N. Sweet as a member of the Thompson/Peabody expedition; scanned from 35mm slide of original photograph at Dumbarton Oaks. Reproduced Courtesy of the Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, Harvard University.
 
Rosette with pendent to right of large mask (detail of photo 2nd row above, far-left).
Jan. 2002
 

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