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Object Number 28-1-20/C10413
Display Title Hacha, human head with bird head helmet
Descriptions
Object Description Hacha; a flat slab of stone carved in low-relief on both sides.
Inventory Description Ground stone, effigy, hacha, tenon, human head, bird helmet
Classification
  • Hacha
Department Archaeological
Date AD 700 - AD 900
Culture
  • Maya
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Central America / Mexico / Veracruz
Materials Stone
Dimensions Overall: 35 × 22 × 4.5 cm (13 3/4 × 8 11/16 × 1 3/4 in.)
Quantity 1
Credit Line Purchase, 1928

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