Tonina (page 4)

Monument 151

Drawing of Tonina Monument 151 frontDrawing of Tonina Monument 151 right

Photo of Tonina, Monument 151, front and right side

Drawings (2004.15.15.2.68) and photos of Tonina, Monument 151, front and right side

 

Location

No data available about the original location. Now in the site museum.

Condition

The head was broken off but now is reattached; the general condition is good, except for damage to the nose and a hole apparently chiseled into the figure's right breast.

Material

Pale buff sandstone.

Shape

A kneeling captive with hair coifed and hands tied behind the back. A tenon projects from the back.

Dimensions

Ht 0.62 m
MW 0.22 m
MTh 0.31 m

Carved Areas

Carved in the round with an inscription on the apron.

Photographs

Graham.

Drawings

Henderson, based on a field drawing by Stuart.

Monument 152

Drawing of Tonina Monument 152 frontDrawing of Tonina Monument 152 left

Photo of Tonina, Monument 152, front and left side

Drawings (2004.15.15.2.69, 70) and photo of Tonina, Monument 152, front and left side

 

Location

No data available about the original location. Now in the site museum.

Condition

The eyes, nose, and chin are damaged; otherwise it is well preserved.

Material

Pale buff sandstone.

Shape

Kneeling captive with hands tied behind back and hair coifed. A tenon projects from the back.

Dimensions

Ht 0.68 m
MW 0.28 m
MTh 0.34 m

Carved Areas

Carved in the round with an inscription on the apron.

Photographs

Graham.

Drawings

Front: Henderson, based on a field drawing by Stuart. Left side: Graham, based on a field drawing by Stuart.

Monument 153

Drawing of Tonina Monument 153Photo of Tonina, Monument 153

Drawing (2004.15.15.2.71) and photo of Tonina, Monument 153

 

Location

No data available about the original location. Now in the site museum.

Condition

Broken into three pieces (now reunited); broken upper-left corner is lost.

Material

Pale brownish-yellow sandstone.

Shape

Rectangular panel.

Dimensions

Ht 0.72 m
MW 0.54 m
MTh 0.10 m
Rei 4.5 cm

Carved Areas

Front only.

Photograph

Graham.

Drawing

Stuart and Henderson.

Monument 154

Drawing of Tonina Monument 154Photo of Tonina, Monument 154

Drawing (2004.15.15.2.72) and photo of Tonina, Monument 154

 

Location

No data available about the original location. Now in the site museum.

Condition

Panel is intact, except for upper-right corner; no noticeable erosion. Faint remains of red paint are visible.

Material

Coarse sandstone.

Shape

Rectangular panel.

Dimensions

   
Ht 0.73 m
MW 0.56 m
MTh 0.10 m
ReI 3.5 cm

Carved Areas

Front only, with the figure carved in fairly high relief on the flat panel.

Photograph

Graham.

Drawing

Field drawings by Stuart and Graham; inked by Henderson.

Monument 155

Drawing of Tonina Monument 155Photo of Tonina, Monument 155

Drawing (2004.15.15.2.73) and photo of Tonina, Monument 155

 

Location

No data available about the original location, Now in the site museum.

Condition

Excellent. Traces of red paint are visible despite lime encrustation and patches of green discoloration.

Material

Brown sandstone of medium grain.

Shape

Irregular: a squatting figure with upturned head in silhouette.

Dimensions

Ht 0.57 m
MW 0.46 m
MTh 0.11 m
ReI 1.5 cm

Carved Areas

Carved in low relief on one side only.

Photograph

Graham.

Drawing

Henderson, from field drawings by Graham and Stuart.

Monument 156

Drawing of Tonina Monument 156Photo of Tonina, Monument 156

Drawing (2004.15.15.2.74-77) and photo of Tonina, Monument 156

 

Location

No data available about the original location. Now in the site museum.

Condition

Broken, with half of one side and three-quarters of another lost.

Material

Buff sandstone.

Shape

Rectangular pedestal with slightly inclined edges and a central hole.

Dimensions

Ht 0.21 m
MW 0.93 X 0.72 m
Dia. hole 0.29 m
ReI 3.5 cm

Carved Areas

All four sides.

Photographs

Graham.

Drawings

Field drawings, by Graham; inked by Henderson.

Monument 157

Drawing of Tonina Monument 157Photo of Tonina, Monument 157

Drawing (2004.15.15.2.78) and photo of Tonina, Monument 157

 

Location

Said to have been found within 10 km of Tonina. Evidently the body of the sculpture was considered too badly eroded to be worth transporting, so the inscription was sawed off and taken to Los Angeles by the late Dr. Robey, a resident of Lexington, Massachusetts. Its present location is unknown.

Condition

Considerably eroded at one end.

Material

Reddish sandstone.

Shape

The sawed-off incised flange of a monument of unknown description.

Dimensions

Not recorded, but about 1.0 to 1.5 m wide.

Carved Areas

Unknown.

Photograph

Graham.

Drawing

Graham, based on his own and that of Mathews.

Monument 158

Drawing of Tonina Monument 158Photo of Tonina, Monument 158, front, right & back

Drawings (2004.15.15.2.79, 80, 85) and photo of Tonina, Monument 158, front, right & back

 

Location

No information available about the original location. Now exhibited in the site Museum.

Condition

Both figure and pedestal are generally in good condi tion.

Material

Both items are of similar coarse, brown sandstone.

Shape

Monument 158f (figure) is a squat, standing man with a jaguar headdress; the tenon at its base fits into the socket of Monument 158p (pedestal), which has vertical sides.

Dimensions

Figure:

Ht 0.54 m
MW 0.21 m
MTh 0.10 m

Pedestal:

MW 0.39 X 0.31 In
Dia hole 0.16 In

Carved Areas

The sculptured figure represents a man with a jaguar headdress, carved in the round with an inscription on his back. The pedesto I carries inscriptions on all four sides.

Photographs

Graham.

Drawings

Graham.

Monument 159

Drawing of Tonina Monument 159Photo of Tonina, Monument 159

Drawing (2004.15.15.2.86) and photo of Tonina, Monument 159

 

Location

The location of the original is unknown. Now exhibited in the site museum.

Condition

Pristine, except for slight damage at the upper right-hand corner.

Material

Sandstone.

Shape

Rectangular panel with rounded corners.

Dimensions

Ht 0.57 m
MW 0.73 m
MTh 0.16 m
ReI 1.5 cm

Carved Areas

Front only.

Photograph

Graham.

Drawing

Henderson, based on a field drawing by Graham.

Monument 160

Drawing of Tonina Monument 160Photo of Tonina, Monument 160Drawing of Tonina Monument 160, 1 to 6Photo of Tonina, Monument 160, 1-6

 

Drawing of Tonina Monument 160, 7 to 14Photo of Tonina, Monument 160, 7-14

 

Drawing of Tonina Monument 160, 15 to 26Photo of Tonina, Monument 160, 15-26

 

Drawing of Tonina Monument 160, 27 to 38Photo of Tonina, Monument 160, 27-38

Drawings (2004.15.15.2.87-106) and photos of Tonina, Monument 160

 

Location

The location of the original is unknown. Now in the site museum.

Condition

In general, well preserved, retaining very fine detail, though in many small areas there have been losses. Other larger areas of loss were caused by fracture. Loose, but fitting fragments from the background to the right of the head have disappeared since the monument was first photographed.

Material

Limestone.

Shape

A circular disc.

Dimensions

Dia 0.79 m
MTh 6.3 cm
ReI 0.9 cm

Carved Areas

Upper surface only.

Photographs

Graham.

Drawings

Graham, largely based on photographs.

Monument 161

Drawing of Tonina Monument 161Photo of Tonina, Monument 161

Drawing (2004.15.15.2.107) and photo of Tonina, Monument 161

 

Location

No information available about the original location. Now in the site museum.

Condition

Apart from small losses, in nearly pristine condition.

Material

Coarse sandstone.

Shape

Circular disc.

Dimensions

Dia 0.77 m
MTh 0.12 m
ReI 2.0 cm

Carved Areas

Upper surface only.

Photograph

Stuart.

Drawing

Henderson, after a field drawing by Graham.

Monument 162

Photo of Tonina, Monument 162, right side, front, back

Photo of Tonina, Monument 162, right side, front, back

 

Location

No information available about the original location. Now exhibited in the site museum.

Condition

Found with head broken off (since reattached), but otherwise well preserved.

Material

Grayish-brown sandstone.

Shape

Human figure with elaborate headgear and an inscription down the back. It stands on an integral rectangular base.

Dimensions

Figure:

Ht 1.35 m

Base:

Ht 9.0 cm
MW MW 0.42 m
MTh 0.37m

Carved Areas

Carved in the round with an inscription on the back, from the shoulders down.

Photographs

Graham.

Drawings

Henderson, with some small modifications by Graham.

Monument 163

Drawing of Tonina Monument 163Photo of Tonina, Monument 163, back, front, right side

Drawings (2004.15.15.2.111-113) and photo of Tonina, Monument 163, back, front, right side

 

Location

No data about the originallocation. Now exhibited in the site museum.

Condition

Head is missing; otherwise the monument is in pristine condition, except for the missing thumb on the figure's right hand

Material

Medium-grained pale buff sandstone.

Shape

Human figure standjng on a square base.

Dimensions

Figure:

   
Ht 0.84m
MW 0.35m
MTh 0.29m

Base:

MW 0.39m
MTh 0.85m

Carved Areas

Figure, sculptured in the round. Base, plain.

Photographs

Graham.

Drawings

Graham.

Monument 164

Drawing of Tonina Monument 164 AIPhoto of Tonina, Monument 164, A-I

Drawings (2004.15.15.2.114-115) and photo of Tonina, Monument 164, A-I

Drawing of Tonina Monument 164 JRPhoto of Tonina, Monument 164, J-R

Drawings (2004.15.15.2.116-117) and photo of Tonina, Monument 164, J-R

 

Location

No information available about the original location. Now exhibited in the site museum.

Condition

Well preserved except for damage to the lower edge of Side 3 (with glyphs J-N).

Material

Medium-brown sandstone.

Shape

Pedestal with inclined sides.

Dimensions

Ht 0.21 m
MW 0.87 x 0.65 m
ReI 0.4 cm

Carved Areas

All four sides.

Photographs

Graham.

Drawings

Field drawings by Graham and Henderson. Inked drawings by Graham.

Monument 165

Drawing of Tonina Monument 165Photo of Tonina, Monument 165, A-P

Drawing (2004.15.15.2.118) and photo of Tonina, Monument 165

 

Location

No information available about the original location. Now displayed in the site museum.

Condition

Cleanly broken in two. Generally well preserved, but one glyph was pecked out deliberately and others were partially obscured by stucco. The burning of offerings has damaged the central figure.

Material

Coarse-grained sandstone.

Shape

Circular disc with rounded lower edge.

Dimensions

Dia 0.61 m
MTh 0.09 m
ReI (figure) 95.0 cm
ReI (text columns) 0.5 cm

Carved Areas

Upper surface only.

Photograph

Graham.

Drawing

Henderson, based on pencil drawings by Simon Martin, Stuart, and Graham.

Note

The columns of glyphs at either side of the figure are designated Q, R, and S

Monument 166

Drawing of Tonina Monument 166 backPhoto of Tonina, Monument 166, back

Drawing (2004.15.15.2.119) and photo of Tonina, Monument 166, back

 

Drawing of Tonina Monument 166 frontPhoto of Tonina, Monument 166, front

Drawing (2004.15.15.2.120) and photo of Tonina, Monument 166, front

 

Location

Found by Graham around 1980 on a visit to the one-room schoolhouse of Guaquitepec, a village or aldea marked on few maps but about 22 km northwest of Ocosingo. Nothing in this location suggested the existence of a pre-Conquest site.

Condition

Badly damaged and lacking the head. Resembles Monument 28 in havirg had the shoulders trimmed and leveled with mortar in later times to serve as a pedestal for a baptismal font, and having a channel gouged down the back to accommodate a drainpipe. The torso has been broken cleanly in half, perhaps deliberately to facilitate carriage. On each drawirg of the figure, the broken line just below the top irdicates the lower limit of applied mortar, and the dot-and-dash line the central fracture. The mismatch in height of the glyphs on either side of the break suggests post-Conquest trimming of the fracture for a closer fit. The two halves have been set slightly out of adjustment rotationally.

Material

Sandstone.

Shape

A standing human figure sculptured in the round with an integral base.

Dimensions

Ht 1.20 m
MW 0.57 m
MTh 0.41 m

Carved Areas

Carved in the round, with an integral base. The figure's back and all four sides of the base were inscribed.

Photographs

Graham.

Drawings

Graham, based on photos and field drawings of the front, back, and lower portions of the sides; but drawings were done without the use of raking light or stereophotos, and in some haste.

Monument 167

Drawing of Tonina Monument 167Photo of Tonina, Monument 167

Drawings and photo of Tonina, Monument 167

 

Location

No information available on the original location. Now exhibited in the site museum.

Condition

A pair of well-preserved fitting fragments.

Material

Red sandstone.

Shape

Fragments of a ball-court ring.

Dimensions

Chord 0.55m
Interior radius 0.33 m
Radial width 0.13m
MTh 0.13m
ReI 1.6 em

Carved Areas

Both sides and periphery.

Photographs

Graham.

Drawings

Graham, from field sketches.

Monument 168

Drawing of Tonina Monument 168 frontPhoto of Tonina, Monument 168, front

Drawing and photo of Tonina, Monument 168, front

Drawing of Tonina Monument 168 leftPhoto of Tonina, Monument 168, left side

Drawing and photo of Tonina, Monument 168, left side

Drawing of Tonina Monument 168 rightPhoto of Tonina, Monument 168

Drawing and photo of Tonina, Monument 168, right

 

Location

Reported to have been found buried high up on the Acropolis, broken into three widely separated pieces. Now exhibited in the site museum.

Condition

Well preserved, with two clean, horizontal fractures.

Material

Pale brown sandstone of coarse texture.

Shape

A standing figure carved in high relief, springing from a flat and almost rectangular back. The latter supports a towering headdress and also carries on its sides the only inscriptions, which consist of seven glyphs in widely separated cartouches on either side. The back is flat.

Dimensions

Ht from base 1.85 m
MW 0.58 m
MTh figure 0.33 m
ReI from back panel 20.0 cm

Carved Areas

Front and sides in considerable relief.

Photographs

Graham (right- and left-side photographs are composites).

Drawings

Graham.

Monument 169

Drawing of Tonina Monument 169Photo of Tonina, Monument 169, left, front, back

Drawing and photo of Tonina, Monument 169, left, front, back

 

Location

No information available on the original location. Now displayed in the site museum.

Condition

The figure is headless, has a damaged hand, and lacks lower legs and a corresponding portion of the inscription on its back. Held between its hands is a belt ornament in the form of a trophy head.

Material

Very fine-grained, pale brown sandstone.

Shape

Lifelike figure with a shawl falling from the shoulders.

Dimensions

Ht 0.78 m
MW 0.38 m
MTh 0.34 m

Carved Areas

Figure carved in full relief, with inscription on its back.

Photographs

Graham.

Drawings

Graham, whose failure to record the inscription at first hand was kindly rectified by Simon Martin.

Monument 170

Drawing of Tonina Monument 170Photo of Tonina, Monument 170

Drawing and photo of Tonina, Monument 170

 

Location

No information available about the original location. Now displayed in the site museum.

Condition

Well preserved.

Material

Gray-brown sandstone.

Shape

Pedestal with sloping sides.

Dimensions

Ht 0.16 m
MW 0.545 X 0.54 m
ReI 1.0 cm

Carved Areas

All four sides.

Photographs

Graham.

Drawings

Graham, based on field drawings by Henderson.

Monument 171

Drawing of Tonina Monument 171Photo of Tonina, Monument 171

Drawing and photo of Tonina, Monument 171

 

Location

Said to have been found reused as a lintel (upside down) in one of the two entrances to a tiny chamber at the eastern end of the fourth level of the central complex at Tonina. Now in the Museo Nacional de Antropologia, Mexico City.

Condition

The sculptured surface remains in pristine condition. Under the load imposed on it, the panel, only 14 cm thick, had cracked into about ten fragments, all of which were found except for a single small one.

Material

Pale gray sandstone of fine grain.

Shape

Rectangular, with careful! y trimmed edges.

Dimensions

Ht 0.49 m
MW 1.35 m
MTh 0.14 m
ReI 2.5 cm

Carved Areas

Front only.

Photograph

Graham.

Drawing

Graham.

Monument 172

Drawing of Tonina Monument 172Photo of Tonina, Monument 172

Drawing and photo of Tonina, Monument 172

 

Location

No data is available about the original location. Now displayed in the site museum.

Condition

As found, broken into eleven pieces, with one considerable fragment missing from the center. Some glyphs have also been eroded or damaged.

Material

Pale gray sandstone.

Shape

Rectangular panel with rounded upper corners.

Dimensions

HLC l1.02 m
PB 0.03 m
MW 0.81 m
MTh 0.105 m
ReI 0.6 cm

Carved Areas

Front only.

Photograph

Graham.

Drawing

Henderson, based on a field drawing by Graham.

Monument 173

Drawing of Tonina Monument 173Photo of Tonina, Monument 173

Drawing and photo of Tonina, Monument 173

 

Location

No data about the original locatian. Now in the site museum.

Condition

Incomplete: the lower portion is missing.

Material

Rather coarse sandstone.

Shape

Almost rectangular, with a slight taper toward the top, and rounded corners. The back is flat and appears to be weathered.

Dimensions

Ht 1.06 m
MW 0.61 m
MTh 0.14 m
ReI 1.0 cm

Carved Areas

Front only.

Photograph

Graham.

Drawing

Stuart.

Monument 174

Drawing of Tonina Monument 174Photo of Tonina, Monument 174

Drawing and photo of Tonina, Monument 174

 

Location

No information available about the original location. Now in the site museum.

Condition

A large fragment is missing from one corner, leaving less than half of the adjacent sides. Weathering is negligible.

Material

Buff sandstone.

Shape

Pedestal with inclined sides.

Dimensions

Ht 0.15 m
MW 0.68 X 0.61 m
Rei 0.5 cm

Carved Areas

Inscribed on all four sides.

Photographs

Graham.

Drawings

Graham.

Monument 175

Drawing of Tonina Monument 175Photo of Tonina, Monument 175

Drawing and photo of Tonina, Monument 175

 

Location

No information available about the original location. Now displayed in the site museum.

Condition

Although damaged in some places, much of this incomplete piece is in pristine condition.

Material

Pale sandstone.

Shape

Eccentric.

Dimensions

Ht 0.34 m
MW 0.81 m
MTh 0.17 m
Rei 0.5 cm

Carved Areas

The front and the three exterior sides.

Photographs

Graham.

 

Drawings

Field drawings by Graham; inked versions by Henderson.

Monument 176

Drawing of Tonina Monument 176Photo of Tonina, Monument 176, back, front, left side

Drawings and photos of Tonina, Monument 176

 

Location

No information available about the original location. Now exhibited in the site museum.

Condition

A human figure lacking a head, feet, and a part of its left leg, but otherwise well preserved.

Material

Buff sandstone with grayish patina.

Shape

Human figure in the round, backed by a panel carrying an inscription.

Dimensions

Ht 0.63 m
MW 0.30 m
MTh 0.26 m
ReI 0.3 cm

Carved Areas

Sculptured in the round.

Photographs

Graham.

Drawings

Field and inked drawings of the front, back, and side by Henderson and Graham; that of the inscription owes something to Simon Martin's version of it.

Misc 1

Drawing of Tonina, Miscellaneous 1, cylindrical, roll-out, 2004.15.6.16.32

Drawing of Tonina, Miscellaneous 1, cylindrical, roll-out, 2004.15.6.16.32

 

Photo of Tonina, Miscellaneous 1, cylindrical, 2004.15.5.16.50

Photo of Tonina, Miscellaneous 1, cylindrical, 2004.15.5.16.50

 

Location

Found somewhere on the Cruz family ranch, and examined while in their possession in 1979. Present location unknown.

Condition

About two-thirds of its periphery is intact. The surface is in nearly pristine condition.

Material

Fine-grained stone (calcite).

Shape

Cylindrical, hollowed out to a depth of about 3.5 cm.

Carved Areas

Incised design on the periphery.

Photographs

Graham. The roll-out is a composite.

Drawing

Graham, based on a field drawing and a rubbing of pencil on paper.

Dimensions

Dia 4.0 cm

Ht 4.5 cm

Misc 2

Drawing of Tonina, Miscellaneous 2, box, frag. A, 2004.15.6.16.33

Drawing of Tonina, Miscellaneous 2, box, frag. A, 2004.15.6.16.33

 

Photo of Tonina, Miscellaneous 2, box, frag. A, 2004.15.5.16.52

Photo of Tonina, Miscellaneous 2, box, frag. A, 2004.15.5.16.52

 

Drawing of Tonina, Miscellaneous 2, box, frag. B, 2004.15.6.16.34

Drawing of Tonina, Miscellaneous 2, box, frag. B, 2004.15.6.16.34

 

Photo of Tonina, Miscellaneous 2, box, frag. B, 2004.15.5.16.53

Photo of Tonina, Miscellaneous 2, box, frag. B, 2004.15.5.16.53

 

Drawing of Tonina, Miscellaneous 2, box, frag. C, 2004.15.6.16.35

Drawing of Tonina, Miscellaneous 2, box, frag. C, 2004.15.6.16.35

 

Photo of Tonina, Miscellaneous 2, box, frag. C, 2004.15.5.16.54

Photo of Tonina, Miscellaneous 2, box, frag. C, 2004.15.5.16.54

 

Location

One fragment was found in the central niche of the mask at the foot of the stairway of Structure E5-5 (Becquelin and Baudez 1982, pp. 977-979), the others in nearby rubble.

Condition

Broken into two pairs of fitting fragments and one single fragment, constituting perhaps a quarter or a third of the original. The carved surface remains in good condition.

Material

Sandstone,

Shape

The fragments are portions of a stone box, probably rectangular, and with integral supports at the corners.

Carved Areas

On all four sides, and possibly on its missing lid.

Photographs

Graham.

Drawings

Graham.

Note

Reference to individual glyphs on these fragments, here labeled A, B, and C, may be given in this form: TNA:Msc.2B, pA2.

Dimensions

Ht 0.21 m, MW 0.36 m plus

Misc 3

Drawing of Tonina, Miscellaneous 3, cylindrical, pA-pE

Drawing of Tonina, Miscellaneous 3, cylindrical, pA-pE

 

Photo of Tonina, Miscellaneous 3, 2004.15.5.16.55

Photo of Tonina, Miscellaneous 3, 2004.15.5.16.55

 

Location

Location uncertain, Found among mixed Late Classic and Early Postclassic debris (Becquelin and Taladoire, p. 1815).

Condition

A small fragment. The surviving finished surface is polished and well preserved.

Material

Bone, perhaps from a human tibia.

Shape

Portion of tapered cylinder.

Carved Area

Exterior surface of bone.

Photograph

Mathews (a composite).

Drawing

Redrawn from Mathews' drawing (Becquelin and Taladoire 1990, fig. 174c).

Dimensions

Ht 5.5 cm
MW 3.7 cm
MTh 0.5 cm

Misc 4

Drawing of Tonina, Miscellaneous 4, 2004.15.6.16.37

Drawing of Tonina, Miscellaneous 4, 2004.15.6.16.37

 

Location

Found among a mixed lot excavated by the French Mission in Structure F4-8, 9 (Becquelin and Baudez 1982, vol. 6, part 2, pp. 979,980).

Condition

Only this one fragment was found of an apparently cylindrical receptacle; its incised surface is well preserved.

Material

Calcite.

Shape

An irregular parallelogram with fractured edges.

Carved Areas

External surface only.

Photograph

None available,

Drawing

Redrawn from Becquclin and Baudez 1982, vol. 6. part 3, fig. 221b.

Dimensions

Ht 3.5 cm
MW 4.9 cm
MTh 0.5 cm

Misc 5

Drawing of Tonina, Miscellaneous 5, front, 2004.15.6.16.38

Drawing of Tonina, Miscellaneous 5, front, 2004.15.6.16.38

 

Photo of Tonina, Miscellaneous 5, front, 2004.15.5.16.56

Photo of Tonina, Miscellaneous 5, front, 2004.15.5.16.56

 

Location

Found in a mixed lot excavated in Structure F4-6 (Becquelin and Gaudez 1982, vol 6, part 2, p. 1017).

Condition

The bone has been split in two longitudinally, and its upper portion later broken off. The engraved glyphs that survive on it are clear. For secondary use, perhaps as a trinket, the bone was further trimmed and grooved from the base upward (very likely a similar groove for suspension was made in the now missing upper portion).

Material

Portion of a long bone, perhaps human.

Shape

Irregular: trimmed at the sides for reuse and given a notch or cleft extending upward.

Carved Areas

Front surface only.

Photograph

Provided by the French Archaeological Mission.

Drawing

Redrawn from Becquelin and Baudez 1982, vol. 6, part 3, fig. 231b.

Dimensions

Ht 4.2 cm, MW 2.6 cm

Misc 6

Drawing of Tonina, Miscellaneous 6

Drawing of Tonina, Miscellaneous 6

 

Photo of Tonina, Miscellaneous 6

Photo of Tonina, Miscellaneous 6

 

Location

The original location is unknown. Now exhibited in a vitrine at the site museum.

Condition

Pristine.

Material

Gray schist (apparently).

Shape

A slender celt.

Dimensions

Length 0.20 m approx.

Carved Areas

Engraved on one flat side; the obverse side was not available for examination.

Photograph

Photographed by Graham while exhibited in the vitrine.

Drawing

Henderson, from the photograph.

Fragment 1

Fragment 1, Tonina
Drawing of Tonina, Fragment 1
Photo of Tonina Fragment 1
Photo of Tonina, Fragment 1
 

Location

Upper fragment found by the MAF in 1972, lying on the fifth terrace near Structure E5-10. The lower fragments (MAF figs. 39 and 94) were found in rubble near the southeast corner of Structure E-l1. All, presumably, are now in storage on site.

Condition

Three fragments representing about 60 percent of the original are mostly well preserved.

Material

Rather coarse sandstone.

Shape

Fragments of a rectangular panel, originally a little taller than it was wide.

Dimensions

Upper:

Ht 0.16m
MW 0.30m
MTh 0.09m
ReI 2.9 cm

Lower:

Ht 0.25 m
MW 0.56 m
ReI 2.6 cm

Carved Areas

Front only. The figure is in low relief, the glyphs incised.

Photograph

Graham.

Drawing

Graham, based on field drawings corrected by artificial light.

Fragment 32

Fragment 32, Tonina

Drawing of Tonina, Fragment 32

 

Fragment 32, Tonina

Photo of Tonina, Fragment 32

 

Previous Designation

Stela 15 (Morley 1944b).

Location

Found under rubble at the foot of the south side of Structure 05-1, between Monuments 78 and 79. Now in the Tuxtla Gutierrez Museum.

Condition

Well preserved.

Material

Fine-grained white limestone.

Shape

A fragment that formed the upperleft corner of a panel. The sides adjoinjng the corner are intact; the others irregular.

Dimensions

Ht 0.23m
MW 0.24m
MTh 4.5 cm

Carved Areas

Front only.

Photograph

Mission Archeologique et Ethnologique Francaise au Mexique.

Drawing

Mathews.

Fragment 35

Drawing of Tonina, Fragment 35

Drawing of Tonina, Fragment 35

 

Photo of Tonina, Fragment 35

Photo of Tonina, Fragment 35

 

Photo of Tonina, Fragment 35, view from above

Photo of Tonina, Fragment 35, view from above

 

Location

The two fitting fragments were found by the MAF close together in the rubble on the Southwest Group at the fifth level. Becquelin and Baudez consider it likely to have been the base of Monument 87 (Becquelin and Baudez 1982: part 2, p.700).

Condition

The front portion of the pedestal must have broken cleanly in half when the standing figure and supporting column broke away. The inscription in front lost most of two glyphs by breakage, leaving the remainder partly legible.

Material

Sandstone.

Shape

Part of a pedestal with a pair of integral feet surviving.

Dimensions

Ht sculpture 0.14m
  pedestal 6.0cm
MW 0.43 m
ReI 0.2 cm

Carved Areas

In the round, with inscription in low relief.

Photographs

Mathews.

Drawing

Mathews.

Fragment 43

Drawing of Tonina, Fragment 43

Drawing of Tonina, Fragment 43

 

Photo of Tonina, Fragment 43

Photo of Tonina, Fragment 43

 

Location

The lower half of the existing panel was found on the surface of the fifth terrace, near Structure E5-9; the upper half was abandoned not far away by looters.

Condition

The upper and left-hand portions are missing, the latter carrying the head and knees, and below them presumably two glyphs. Weathering is moderate.

Material

Sandstone.

Shape

A flat panel with beveled righthand edge.

Dimensions

Ht 0.58 m
MW 0.51 m
MTh 0.11 m
Rei 3.7 em

Carved Areas

Front only

Photograph

Graham.

Drawing

Graham.

Fragment 88

Drawing of Tonina, Fragment 88, back

Drawing of Tonina, Fragment 88, back

 

Photo of Tonina, Fragment 88, back

Photo of Tonina, Fragment 88, back

 

Photo of Tonina, Fragment 88, front

Photo of Tonina, Fragment 88, front

 

Photo of Tonina, Fragment 88, right

Photo of Tonina, Fragment 88, right

 

Location

Found by a site guard on the second terrace of the Acropolis, at the foot of the third.

Condition

Considerably eroded, front and back.

Material

Sandstone.

Shape

A human torso, part of a statue.

Dimensions

   
Ht 0.33m
MW 0.27 m approx.
MTh 0.25m
ReI 0.8 cm

Carved Areas

Carved in the round.

Photographs

Mathews.

Drawing

Graham, based on field drawings by Mathews.

Fragment 91

Drawing of Tonina, Fragment 91, left side and back

Drawing of Tonina, Fragment 91, left side and back

 

Photo of Tonina, Fragment 91, back

Photo of Tonina, Fragment 91, back

 

Photo of Tonina, Fragment 91, left side

Photo of Tonina, Fragment 91, left side

 

Location

Found among fragments gathered on the adjacent Cruz family ranch.

Condition

The inscription on one side is well preserved, but the adjoining side carries only a portion of two eroded glyphs.

Material

Sandstone.

Shape

One corner of a broken pedestal, with a flat top and bottom.

Dimensions

   
Ht 0.21m
MW 0.22 X 0.12 m

Carved Areas

Two adjacent sides in low relief, with upper and lower surfaces dressed flat.

Photographs

Graham.

Drawings

Mathews, based on field drawings

Tonina

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