Projectile Point
66-30-10
Location: On Display in the Mexico and Central America Gallery
From: Mexico (Central America) | Valley of Mexico
Curatorial Section: American
Object Number | 66-30-10 |
Current Location | Mexico and Central America Gallery - On Display |
Culture | Teotihuacan (uncertain) |
Provenience | Mexico (Central America) | Valley of Mexico |
Culture Area | Central American |
Date Made | 200-900 CE |
Section | American |
Materials | Obsidian |
Description | -4 to -13: 9 specimens of of green obsidian, translucent to partly opaque. All specimens exhibit a very regular bifacial parallel flaking lanceolate with convex base. -10: Point damaged; two chips at base. |
Length | 12.75 cm |
Width | 2.9 cm |
Thickness | 0.8 cm |
Credit Line | Purchased from Carlo Gay, Teochita, Inc., 1966 |
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