Stela
| Object Title | Stela 14 |
|---|---|
| Object Number: | L-16-382 |
| Current Location: |
Mexico and Central America Gallery Currently On Display |
| Culture: | Lowland Maya |
| Provenience: | Guatemala Department of Peten Piedras Negras |
| Culture Area: | Central American |
| Locus: | Basal terrace of Pyramid 27 |
| Date Made: | 761?? CE |
| Early Date: | 758 |
| Late Date: | 758 |
| Section: | American |
| Materials: | Limestone |
| Height: | 295 cm |
| Length: | 0 cm |
| Width: | 85 cm |
| Depth: | 40.64 cm |
| Thickness: | 101.6 cm |
| Other Number: | E-1-124 - Field No SF |
Description
Piedras Negras Stela 14 - Large limestone stela. Front surface portrays a seated king with legs crossed and hands on knees, wearing an elaborate headdress that features hieroglyphic elements spelling his name. A ladder leads up to the bench where the ruler sits. At the lower left is standing woman, most likely his mother. Six small groups of hieroglyphs are scattered on the front surface of the monument, each the signature of a sculptor who contributed work. 11 pieces of the monument were received in 1931, the balance in March 1933.
Current & Past Exhibitions:
| Mesoamerican Gallery (23 Mar 2001 - 2018) | View Objects in Exhibition |
| Mexico and Central American Gallery (16 Nov 2019) | View Objects in Exhibition |
| Mayan Gallery (1954 - 2001) | View Objects in Exhibition |
Bibliography:
| [Catalogue, Exhibition] Danien, Elin. 2002. Guide to the Mesoamerican Gallery at the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology.. Philadelphia. University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology. Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: Frontispiece; p. 6, fig. 4; p. 7, fig. 5, fig. 6 | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
| [Book] Winegrad, Dilys P. 1993. Through Time, Across Continents.. The University Museum. Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: p. 128, fig. 98 | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
| [Catalogue, Collection] 1965. Guide to the Collections, The University Museum.. Philadelphia. The University Museum. pg. 1-167 Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: p. 91 | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
| [Book] Madeira, Percy C. 1964. Men in Search of Man: The First Seventy-Five Years of the University Museum of the University of Pennsylvania.. University of Pennsylvania Press. Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: p. 85 | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
| [Article] Satterthwaite, Linton. 1954. "Sculptured Monuments from Caracol, British Honduras*". The University Museum Bulletin. Philadelphia. The University Museum. Vol. 18. no. 1-2. pg. 3-45 Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: p. 5, fig. 2 | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
| [Article] Mason, John A. 1943. "The Maya: American Collections: The Ancient Civilizations of Middle America". The University Museum Bulletin. Philadelphia. The University Museum. Vol. 10. no. 1-2. pg. 27-41 Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: p. 33, fig. 21 | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
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