Blade

66-30-2

Location: On Display in the Mexico and Central America Gallery

From: Mexico (Central America) | Atla

Curatorial Section: American

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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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