Stela D - San Diego, CA
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N 32° 43.894 W 117° 09.142
11S E 485723 N 3621539
This stela is located in San Diego's Museum of Man.
Waymark Code: WMR6X7
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 05/18/2016
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This replica and the others nearby were made for the 1915 Pan-American Exposition held here in San Diego's Balboa Park.
A placard in the Museum indicates that the casts for the replicas were made at the site in in Quiriguá, Guatemala.
Dr. Edgar Lee Hewitt, the Director of the Museum oversaw the casting in Guatemala. The replicas were shipped in pieces in reconstituted here at the Museum.
Wikipedia's article on Quirigua (
visit link) includes this paragraph about Stela D:
"Stela D dates to 766, during the reign of K'ak' Tiliw Chan Yopaat. It is distinguished by the relatively rare, extravagant, full-figure anthropomorphic versions of Maya hieroglyphics on the upper parts of its sides, which are particularly well preserved. Stela D is roughly 6 metres (20 ft) in height"