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Nunnery, East Building, mask stack on northwest corner, showing paint remains in recessed mouths.
photo Jan. 2003 |
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Same mask stack as in photo at left, showing same paint remains.
photo Jan. 2003 |
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Nunnery, front facade of East Building, showing stucco remains covering
the joins between the X-shaped squares and remains of red
paint. In his 1843 book, Stephens wrote: "between the
horizontal bars is a range of diamond-shaped ornaments, in
which the remains of red paint are still distinctly visible."
photo Jan. 2001 |
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Upper section of mask stack in photo above, showing red paint remains in recessed mouth.
photo Jan. 2003 |
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Middle section of same mask stack, showing red paint remains in recessed mouths and eye, possibly also under overhanging cornice moulding.
photo Jan. 2003 |
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Lower section of same mask stack, showing red paint remains in recessed mouths and eyes.
photo Jan. 2003 |
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Nunnery, West Building, northeast corner, showing yellow-ochre paint remains in recessed mouth.
photo Jan. 2002 |
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Nunnery, West Building, collapssed, vaulted room at back, showing plaster remains on side wall of room.
photo Jan. 2001 |
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Nunnery, inner room of Building Y at right of North Building's grand staircase; showing paint remains including glyph for Lord B or Chak, a date probably comparable to A.D. 9 Aug. 907.
photo Jan. 2002 |
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