| M3D Number: M3D0087 |
| Origin Site: Takalik Abaj , Guatemala |
| Artifact Identification: Stela 3 |
| Artifact Type: Carved stela |
| Artifact Medium: Volcanic stone: Andesite (PNTA) |
| Location Information: Moved to National Archaeology and Ethnology Museum in Guatemala City |
| Country: Guatemala |
| Chron Era: Late Preclassic (Orrego Corzo and Schieber de Lavarreda 2001 |
| Inscription: |
| Notes: Lower portion depicts legs facing left and standing on a horizontal band divided into three sections, each containing a symbol or glyph; originally found on Finca San Isidro but exact location is unknown |
| 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. |
| Video Description: Takalik Abaj Stela 3 video demonstration of results from the documentation of this piece using Reflectance Transformation Imaging techniques |
References & Background:
| Cassier, J. and A. Ichon 1978; Cassier, J. and A. Ichon 1981; Miles, S. W. 1965; Orrego Corzo, M. 1990; Orrego Corzo, M. and C. Schieber de Lavarreda 2001; Parsons, L. A. 1986; Schieber de Lavarreda, C. 1998; |
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