Blade
66-30-2
Location: On Display in the Mexico and Central America Gallery
From: Mexico (Central America) | Atla
Curatorial Section: American
Object Number | 66-30-2 |
Current Location | Mexico and Central America Gallery - On Display |
Culture | Teotihuacan (uncertain) |
Provenience | Mexico (Central America) | Atla |
Culture Area | Central American |
Date Made | 200-900 CE |
Section | American |
Materials | Obsidian |
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. |
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 |
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