| Object Name: | Stela 4 and Altar Y with Stela E in background |
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| Creation Date: | 200-900 AD | |
| Culture: | Classic Maya | |
| Site: | Copan | |
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| Image source: | © Dr. Manuel Aguilar | |
| Two "pot-belly" sculptures of Chabij or Bijac phase manufacture were found buried underneath Copan Stelae 4 and 5 (erected in the Late Classíc), indicatíng that sculpture carving did take place at Copan in the Late Preclassíc or Early Classic. An inscription on Stelae 4 and 1 cite an event which occurred in AD 159 that may have to do with the founding of Copan as a kingdom. | ||
