Corpus Volume 5

Monuments from El Chal, Peten, Guatemala

Photographed April 24, 2016 at El Chal, Peten, Guatemala.

Photographs and drawings by Bruce Love.

Vicinity Map El Chal
Location of El Chal, Peten, Guatemala. The site lies at the western edge of the town of El Chal, a few blocks west of the town center.  Source of base map: Mundo Maya, Maya World. Edición Quimera (2007). http://www.quimeramx.com

Overviews of monuments followed by the corpus.

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El Chal, Altar 3
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El Chal, Stela 4, front
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El Chal, Stela 4, back
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El Chal, Stela 5

 


 

El Chal, Altar 3 (including glyphs on sides)
Diameter: 1.35-1.41 m
Thickness: 0.26 m

 

front

back

El Chal, Stela 4
Height at highest point: 3.49 m
Width at widest point: 1.12 m
Thickness: 0.38 m

 

El Chal, Stela 5
Height at highest point: 4.32 m
Width at widest point: 0.98 m
Thickness: 0.34 m

 

Suggested Citation: Love, Bruce. “Corpus Volume 5: Monuments from El Chal, Peten, Guatemala.” Contributions to Mesoamerican Studies, July 24, 2018. https://brucelove.com/corpus/corpus-volume-005

Downloadable PDF: CtMS_Corpus_V005_ElChal_Guatemala

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