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Object Number
96-37-20/C1326
Display Title
Obsidian knives
Descriptions
Object Description
Knife, obsidian
Inventory Description
Chipped stone blade, obsidian
Classification
- Blade
Department
Archaeological
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Central America
/
Mexico
/
Jalisco
/
<County>
/
<City>
/
Teuchitlan
Intrasite
Obsidian deposit.
Materials
Obsidian
Dimensions
Overall: 21.3 x 4 x 3.1 cm (8 3/8 x 1 9/16 x 1 1/4 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
C1326
Provenance
Collector
Adela C. Breton
(1896)
Donor
Donated by
Adela C. Breton
(1896)
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