The Temple 22 Façade Reconstruction Project, Copán, Honduras

Project Results

Sculpture Database of pieces in Honduran and Foreign Collections

To date we have identified 3,744 pieces and fragments of sculpture as being from Structure 10L-22. These identifications are based on location excavated, depth of relief, and matches to known pieces from the building. Surely more pieces will be identified as sculpture analysis continues.

Each piece is being recorded in a database that will eventually be reintegrated with the master digital catalogue of Copán sculpture at CRIA, designed by Barbara Fash (see her FAMSI Report, 2001 for a detailed description of this catalogue). This database replicates the original catalogue sheet and contains searchable fields with vital statistics on each piece such as dimensions, condition, location found, current location, photographs, and drawings. In 2001, Karina Ponce scanned over 4,000 images (photos and drawings for 2,000 sculpture fragments) to add to the 10L-22 sculpture database (Figure 12). This work is not nearly complete however, and this photo scanning will need to continue in future field seasons.

The digital catalogue of 10L-22 sculpture includes sculpture located in the warehouses at Copán, in piles at the archaeological park, and in collections outside of Honduras. Pieces in the Peabody Museum, Harvard University; and the American Museum of Natural History, New York, and Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection, Washington D.C., have been added to the Structure 10L-22 catalogue. Additional pieces from Structure 10L-22 are located at the British Museum, Tulane University, and various private collections; these remain to be identified and catalogued.

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