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Object Number 29-51-20/C10794
Display Title Obsidian knife flakes
Descriptions
Object Description Blade, obsidian
Inventory Description Chipped stone, obsidian blades, prismatic, some fragments and losses, areas of utilization
Classification
  • Prismatic blade
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Maya
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Central America / Guatemala / Guatemala / <County> / Guatemala City / Finca Arevalo
Intrasite From walls of earthquake fissure
Materials Obsidian
Dimensions Overall (Measurement of longest): 9.5 x 2.4 x 0.6 cm (3 3/4 x 15/16 x 1/4 in.)
Quantity 9
Label on object C10794

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