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Labná

1888-1891. View from Pyramid Temple (El Mirador), showing Arch, Residential Group, and Sacbé, cleared but not restored.
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.
2003. Same view as in early photo at left, now with extensive restoration; in these 2 photos the Arch is at back-left, behind Arch is the Residential Group, and the Sacbé runs across foreground.
photo Jan. 2003 (24 mm lens)
Raised Sacbé shown in photos at left, restored, looking north to Palace Group.
photo Jan. 2003 (24 mm lens)
1844. "19. Gateway at Labnah".
Labná Arch: view of the more ornate, inner (northwest) side, with adjoining walls of the Residential Group shown not yet collapsed.

Lithograph published in Frederick Catherwood, Views of Ancient Monuments in Central America, Chiapas, and Yucatan, 1844 (Pl.19); based on Catherwood’s 1839-42 on-site drawing, but slightly reconstructed and glamourized. This image scnaned from a 35mm slide taken from a copy in the AMNH (RF-13-K). Reproduced courtesy of The Library Special Collections, American Mueum of Natural History.
1888-1891. Same view as in print at left, showing additional collapse; cleared but not yet restored.
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.
1946. Reconstruction drawing of same view as in print and photo at left; showing probable original form with figure sculpture.
Watercolor reconstruction drawing by Tatiana Proskouriakoff, 1946. Scanned from a 35mm slide I have taken of the original watercolor drawing, yellow discoloration removed (Peabody 50-63-20/1499). Reproduced Courtesy of the Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, Harvard University.
2002. Angle view of same inner, more ornate side of Arch; showing collapsed end of Arch and Residential Group.
photo Jan. 2002
2002. Same side of Arch as in photo at left and above; showing rich design details, with two models of traditional Yucatec Maya thatched, domestic huts.
photo Nov. 1999
Detail of upper-left of photo at left, showing lower portion of model of domestic hut, with stucco and extremely rare paint remains of headdress behind what would have been a sculpted seated figure originally in niche.
photo Jan. 2001 (flash)
Traditional Yucatec Maya thatched, domestic hut, near ticket office; single room, rectangular with rounded ends, central doorway in front.
photo Jan. 2001
Constructing frame for rear addition to same domestic hut shown at left, using all local materials.
photo Jan. 2002
Detail of construction shown in photo at left; charateristic notched top of mainpost to hold main crossbeam, supporting natural forks of A-frame poles; also showing lashing together of poles, rods, etc. using local vines.
photo Jan. 2002
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