Blade
| Object Number: | 66-30-2 |
|---|---|
| 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: | 13.3 cm |
| Width: | 3 cm |
| Thickness: | 0.5 cm |
| Credit Line: | Purchased from Carlo Gay, Teochita, Inc., 1966 |
| Other Number: | LT 267 - Other Number |
Description
Thin, transparent olive green obsidian. Wavy blade (2 1/2 undulations on one side, 1 3/4 on opposite) ending in a point. Bifacial parallel flaking with original blade surface remaining on one face.
Current & Past Exhibitions:
| Mexico and Central American Gallery (16 Nov 2019) | View Objects in Exhibition |
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