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Location: Chamilpa Monument 1 was found near Chamilpa in the municipality of San Juan Evanhelista and was moved to the courtyard of the regional museum in Santiago Tuxtla sometime prior to 1984.
Associations: None.
Condition: Well preserved.
Photographs: Present report, Plate 46.
Drawings: Present report.
Carved Areas: All surfaces.
Material: This monument was found subsequent to Williams' work. However, there is nothing about it to suggest that its material is any different than that of Monument 1.
Dimensions: Height 31 cm, Width 61 cm, Depth 89 cm.
Description: Chamilpa Monument 1 is a boulder sculpture carved as a stone toad. The eyes are represented by concentric circles. Natural depressions to the right of center represent the nostrils. The mouth is a long bowed groove with ridges above and below and a narrow pointed incisor at the center. The limbs are represented in low relief with incised digits.
