Blade
| Object Number: | 66-30-3 |
|---|---|
| Current Location: |
Mexico and Central America Gallery Currently On Display |
| Culture: | Teotihuacan (uncertain) |
| Provenience: | Mexico (Central America) Atla |
| Culture Area: | Central American |
| Date Made: | 200-900 CE |
| Early Date: | 200 |
| Late Date: | 900 |
| Section: | American |
| Materials: | Obsidian |
| Length: | 27.7 cm |
| Width: | 5.8 cm |
| Thickness: | 1.3 cm |
| Credit Line: | Purchased from Carlo Gay, Teochita, Inc., 1966 |
Description
Opaque, banded grey obsidian. Wavy blade (2 1/2 undulations on both sides) ending in point. Very deep U-shaped notched in base and removal of one corner form an off center stem which itself has a basal and corner notch. Rough bifacial parallel flaking with finer retouch on some edges.
Current & Past Exhibitions:
| Mexico and Central American Gallery (16 Nov 2019) | View Objects in Exhibition |
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