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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. |
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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) |
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Raised Sacbé shown
in photos at left, restored, looking north to Palace Group.
photo Jan. 2003 (24 mm lens) |
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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 Catherwoods 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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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2002. Angle view of same inner,
more ornate side of Arch; showing collapsed end of Arch and Residential Group.
photo Jan. 2002 |
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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 |
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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) |
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Traditional Yucatec Maya
thatched, domestic hut, near ticket office; single room, rectangular
with rounded ends, central doorway in front.
photo Jan. 2001 |
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Constructing frame for rear addition
to same domestic hut shown at left, using all local materials.
photo Jan. 2002 |
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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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