Year of Object(s) Creation: 400-900 CE (approximate)
Estimated Value ($USD):
Object Type(s): Carving, Plaque or Tablet
Object Material(s): limestone, stone
Provenience Nation: Guatemala
Provenience Location: El Perú, Petexbatún
Year Removed from Findspot: 1970 (approx)

Provenance
Start Year: 1970 (approx)
End Year: 2016
Circumstance of Acquisition: bought from dealer
Nation: United States
Location: California
Start Year: 1970 (approx)
End Year: 1970 (approx)
Circumstance of Acquisition: Allegedly looted from Guatemala
Nation: United States
Location: California

7 Guatemalan Carved Classic Maya Tablets


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Case Status: Object(s) relinquished
Year Claim Initiated: 2016
Year Claim Resolved: 2016
Means of Resolution: Action by Respondent's Govt.

Complainant Name: Government of Guatemala
Complainant Nation: Guatemala
Complainant Nation Economy: Developing
Complainant Type: Public: Government

Respondent Name: Private Collector
Respondent Nation: United States
Respondent Nation Economy: Developed
Respondent Type: Private: Individual

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Editor's Notes:
Seven carved Maya tablets from the Classic Period: four large pieces from the El Perú area with supernatural iconography representing a “mountain monster” (400-600 CE); three small fragments from the Petexbatún region with hieroglyphs, likely part of a calendar (600-900 CE). Editor: Eliza Rodi.