Altar from El Cayo, a subsidiary site of Piedras Negras.
- Creator:
- Siyaj Chan Ahk, fl. 731
- Published/Created:
- Guatemala, Peten, Piedras Negras
731 - Notes:
- El Cayo, a subsidiary site of Piedras Negras (Guatemala) in the Late Classic, is on the Mexican side of the Usamacinta River. This altar, carved by a lord of Piedras Negras named Siyaj Chan Ahk, shows a sahal, a subsidiary lord of El Cayo,
- Topics:
- Sculpture -- Pre-Columbian -- Maya -- (YVRC)
- Period/Style:
- Late Classic
- Culture:
- Mesoamerican: Maya
- Accession Number:
- 244660
- Genre:
- altars (AAT)
sculpture (AAT)
sculpture: reliefs (AAT) - Format:
- Image
- Content Type:
- Furnishings & Decorative Arts
Sculptures, Models, & Architecture - Rights:
- The use of this image may be subject to the copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) or to site license or other rights management terms and conditions. The person using the image is liable for any infringement
- Access Restrictions:
- Yale Community Only
- Yale Collection:
- Visual Resources Collection
- Digital Collection:
- Visual Resources Collection
- Local Record Number:
- Portfolio Item ID: 20201
- OID:
- 318642
- PID:
- digcoll:2228445