Blade
| Object Number: | 66-30-1 |
|---|---|
| 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: | 19 cm |
| Width: | 2.7 cm |
| Thickness: | 0.9 cm |
| Credit Line: | Purchased from Carlo Gay, Teochita, Inc., 1966 |
| Other Number: | LT 265 - Other Number |
Description
Wavy blade (3 undulcations on 1 face, 2 1/2 on opposite) very much like a moving snake. Point very slightly damaged; base tapered, rounded. Bifacially worked. Opaque, dense grey-green obsidian. Blade broken and glued in a way which conceals the break.
Current & Past Exhibitions:
| Mexico and Central American Gallery (16 Nov 2019) | View Objects in Exhibition |
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