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Object Number 28-1-20/C10456
Display Title Obsidian mirror
Descriptions
Object Description Mirror, obsidian. See conservation for additional description.
Inventory Description Ground stone mirror?, obsidian, rectangular, one side highly polished, chipped,
Classification
  • Sculpture
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Aztec?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Central America / Mexico
Additional Geographic Terms Valley of Mexico
Materials Obsidian
Dimensions Overall: 32 x 26 x 2.8 cm (12 5/8 x 10 1/4 x 1 1/8 in.)
Quantity 2
Label on object 28-1-20/C10456
Credit Line Museum Purchase, H. N. Sweet and Huntington Frothingham Wolcott Funds, 1928
Provenance
Collector John McPherson
Seller John McPherson (1928)

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