Palace of the Nuns in Uxmal. Bas-Relief of the Indian

Original Language TitlePalais des Nonnes, a Uxmal. Bas-relief de L'Indien

Artist Claude-Joseph Désiré Charnay (French, 1828 - 1915)

Date1860

MediumAlbumen print

DimensionsImage: 15 5/8 x 10 3/4 inches (39.69 x 27.31 cm)
Sheet: 27 1/4 x 21 inches (69.22 x 53.34 cm)
Mat: 22 x 28 inches (55.88 x 71.12 cm)

Credit LineGift of the Hall Family Foundation

Object number2006.44.2

InscribedPaper label: "Charnay, photogr. Pl. 44. Gide, éditeur, Paris/Palais des Nonnes, a Uxmel/Bas-Relief de L'Indien."

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DescriptionA tight image of the decorative stonework on the façade of a pre-Columbian ruin, with jungle growth visible immediately above. Original mount; archival mat

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