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Object Number 97-9-20/49808
Display Title "Aztec" mirror of obsidian
Descriptions
Object Description Mirror, obsidian
Inventory Description Mirror, obsidian, round perforated, beveled edge
Classification
  • Accessory
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Aztec
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Central America / Mexico / Mexico City
Materials Obsidian
Dimensions Overall: 6.3 x 6.5 x 1 cm (2 1/2 x 2 9/16 x 3/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 49808
Credit Line Gift of George W. Hammond, 1897
Provenance
Donor Donated by George W. Hammond (1897)

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