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Object Number 973-13-20/25017
Display Title 28 obsidian blades
Descriptions
Inventory Description Chipped stone, obsidian blades, prismatic, most broken, translucent
Classification
  • Prismatic blade
Department Archaeological
Date 700-900
Culture
  • Maya
  • Late Classic Period
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Central America / Belize / Toledo / <County> / <City> / Lubaantun
Materials Obsidian
Dimensions Overall (Measurement of one): 3.2 x 1.8 x 0.3 cm (1 1/4 x 11/16 x 1/8 in.)
Quantity 28
Label on object 973-13-20/25017; WCC; L220; L209; L66; L47; P; L211; L238; L227; L39; L181; L135; L167; L219; FC

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