Monolith, front view facing west
Photograph
ca. 1861 (photographed)
ca. 1861 (photographed)
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Stereoscopic photograph entitled 'Monolith, front view facing West (No. 4)' as part of a series depicting the ruins at Copan, Honduras. Mounted on yellow card and lettered with title, the monolith's dimensions, and the number in the series.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Stereoscopic photograph |
| Brief description | Stereoscopic photograph by Osbert Salvin entitled 'Monolith, front view facing West (No. 4)' showing part of the ruins at Copan, Honduras, Central America, ca. 1861. |
| Physical description | Stereoscopic photograph entitled 'Monolith, front view facing West (No. 4)' as part of a series depicting the ruins at Copan, Honduras. Mounted on yellow card and lettered with title, the monolith's dimensions, and the number in the series. |
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| Object history | The Museum later acquired a cast of this object made by Alfred Percival Maudslay. It was displayed in the Cast Courts in the 1880s. The casts were later transferred to the British Museum. |
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| Accession number | 41230 |
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| Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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