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The “Twin Stelae” of Seibal

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 January 2017

Frank J. Sanders
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Abstract

At least two sets of stelae at Seibal, Peten, Guatemala are “look-alikes,” and this resemblance may be empirically demonstrated by a series of measurements. The scant variation encountered between measurements of some of the features of the figures on the stelae suggest the use of templates or patterns as a traditional technique among Mayan sculptors during the Classic period.

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American Antiquity , Volume 42 , Issue 1 , January 1977 , pp. 78 - 86
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Copyright © The Society for American Archaeology 1977

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