| M3D Number: M3D0160 |
| Origin Site: Takalik Abaj , Guatemala |
| Artifact Identification: Monument 67 |
| Artifact Type: Carved monument |
| Artifact Medium: Volcanic stone: Andesite (PTNA) |
| Location Information: Department of Retalhuleu, Takalik Abaj, Terrace 2, west side of Structure 12, in Central Group |
| Country: Guatemala |
| Chron Era: Middle Preclassic (Orrego Corzo and Schieber de Lavarreda 20 |
| Inscription: No |
| Notes: Badly eroded Boulder sculpture showing human figure with one hand raised gripping a staff and emerging from what may be the mouth of a jaguar (PNTA). |
| Collaborators: Ministerio de Cultura y Deportes Guatemala/Direccion General del Patrimonio Cultural y Natural-IDAEH/Proyecto Nacional Takalik Abaj |
| Acknowledgements: National Science Foundation Grant (BCS 0911078) |
Credit: Copyright © 2012 Doering & Collins, Alliance for Integrated Spatial Technologies, University of South Florida.
Prepared for and in Cooperation with: Schieber de Lavarreda & Orrego, Proyecto Nacional Takalik Abaj, Ministerio de Cultura y Deportes, Direccion General del Patrimonio Cultural y Natural-IDAEH, Guatemala. For publication or other use of original drawings, photos, or scans permission must be requested in writing from the authors at AIST@usf.edu. |
References & Background:
| Orrego Corzo, M. 1990; Orrego Corzo, M. and C. Schieber de Lavarreda 2001; Schieber de Lavarreda, C. 1998; Schieber de Lavarreda, C. and M. Orrego Corzo 2001; Schieber de Lavarreda, C. and M. Orrego Corzo 2010; |
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