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Front of east structure,
ground level, showing lower portion of later staircase (staircase reconstructed); famous corner sculpture is at left in this photo.
Jan. 2003 |
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Southwest corner of east
structure with, in frieze, famous sculpture of open serpent
jaws with human head protruding.
Jan. 2001 |
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Same corner as in photo at
left, showing same open serpent jaws in frieze with human
head protruding; also showing small carved head in
base molding (severe perspective distortion).
Jan. 2003 (24 mm lens) |
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1888-1891 photograph showing corner sculpture of open serpent jaws with human head protruding
(cf. recent photo at right).
1888-1891 photograph by Henry N. Sweet as a member of the Thompson/Peabody expedition; scanned from 35mm slide of original photograph at Dumbarton Oaks. Reproduced Courtesy of the Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, Harvard University. |
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2001. Same view as in 19th c. photo at left;
showing southwest corner of east structure of Palace Group;
famous corner sculpture of open serpent jaws with human head
protruding; also showing other frieze details.
Jan. 2001 |
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Close-up of frieze section in photo at left.
Jan. 2001 |
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Profile of same corner sculpture
as in photos above; open serpent jaws with human head protruding.
Jan. 2001 |
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Straight on view of same
corner sculpture as in photo at left; open serpent jaws with
human head protruding.
Jan. 2001 |
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Close-up of human head shown
in photos at left.
Jan. 2001 |
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