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Object Number 62-23-20/21047
Display Title Dagger
Descriptions
Object Description Dagger, obsidian; Obsidian dagger-flake technique, unifacial chipping
Inventory Description Chipped stone edged tool, obsidian, unifacially worked, prismatic, notched
Classification
  • Uniface
Department Archaeological
Date 300 BC - 250 AD
Culture
  • Aurora phase
  • Maya
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Central America / Guatemala / Guatemala / <County> / Guatemala City / Kaminaljuyu
Additional Geographic Terms La Aurora
Materials Obsidian
Dimensions Overall: 29.2 x 7 x 2 cm (11 1/2 x 2 3/4 x 13/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 62-23-20/21047
Credit Line Gift of Alfred V. Kidder

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