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Palace, East Structure: southwest corner, with famous sculpture of open serpent jaws with human head protruding.
Jan. 2001
Close-up, frontal view of same open serpent jaws with human head.
Jan. 2001 
1888-1891 photograph of same frieze area from west side; cf. photo below far-left.
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.
 1888-1891. Photograph showing corner sculpture of open serpent jaws with human head protruding (cf. recent photo 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.
 2001. Same view as in 19th c. photo at left; showing some deterioration but also remarkable survival.
Jan. 2001
Profile of same open serpent jaws with human head protruding.
Jan. 2001


 
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