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Object Number
28-1-20/C10405
Display Title
Very long obsidian blade
Descriptions
Object Description
Blade, obsidian
Inventory Description
Chipped stone blade, obsidian, oblong, both ends worked to point, broken
Classification
- Blade
Department
Archaeological
Culture
- Zapotec
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Central America
/
Mexico
/
Oaxaca
Materials
Obsidian
Dimensions
Overall: 30.3 x 5.3 x 1.6 cm (11 15/16 x 2 1/16 x 5/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
28-1-20/C10405
Credit Line
Museum Purchase, Huntington Frothingham Wolcott Fund, 1928
Provenance
Collector
John McPherson
(Unknown)
Seller
John McPherson
(1928)
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