Projectile Point
| Object Number: | 66-30-10 |
|---|---|
| Current Location: |
Mexico and Central America Gallery Currently On Display |
| Culture: | Teotihuacan (uncertain) |
| Provenience: | Mexico (Central America) Valley of Mexico |
| Culture Area: | Central American |
| Date Made: | 200-900 CE |
| Early Date: | 200 |
| Late Date: | 900 |
| Section: | American |
| Materials: | Obsidian |
| Length: | 12.75 cm |
| Width: | 2.9 cm |
| Thickness: | 0.8 cm |
| Credit Line: | Purchased from Carlo Gay, Teochita, Inc., 1966 |
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.
Current & Past Exhibitions:
| Mexico and Central American Gallery (16 Nov 2019) | View Objects in Exhibition |
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