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Object Number 61-55-20/21040
Display Title Sacrificial knife - original wooden handle (5 5/8" long), slightly carved end, l
Descriptions
Object Description Sacrificial knife - original wooden handle (5 5/8" long), slightly carved end, light colored stone blade (5 3/4" long)
Inventory Description Chipped stone blade and incised wooden handle, loose but attached.
Classification
  • Blade
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Mixtec?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Central America / Mexico / Chiapas?
Additional Geographic Terms Chiapas?
Materials Chert
Dimensions Overall: 28 x 5.7 x 5.2 cm (11 x 2 1/4 x 2 1/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 61-55-20/21040

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