| M3D Number: M3D0175 |
| Origin Site: Takalik Abaj , Guatemala |
| Artifact Identification: Monument 100 |
| Artifact Type: Carved barrigon |
| Artifact Medium: Volcanic stone: Andesite (PTNA) |
| Location Information: Department of Retalhuleu, Takalik Abaj, Terrace 2, Structure 74, in Central Group |
| Country: Guatemala |
| Chron Era: Late Preclassic (Orrego Corzo and Schieber de Lavarreda 2001 |
| Inscription: No |
| Notes: One of a series of four boulder sculptures located near stairway of Structure 74 leading from Terrace 2 to Terrace 3. Monument 113 is on the west, 109 and 100 are at the center, and 107 is on the east. All four represent obese human figures commonly referred to as barrigones. Between Monument 109 and 100 is located Monument 108, also an boulder sculpture representing an altar (""altar incensario""), with a rough carved human face (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. and C. Schieber de Lavarreda 2001; Schieber de Lavarreda, C. and M. Orrego Corzo 2010; Vinicio García, E. 1997; |
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