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Object Number 61-55-20/21041
Display Title Sacrificial knife - original wooden handle (6" long), slightly carved end, light
Descriptions
Object Description Sacrificial knife - original wooden handle (6" long), slightly carved end, light colored stone blade (5 1/8" long), chipped at end
Inventory Description Chipped stone biface, lanceolate with carved wooden handle
Classification
  • Lanceolate biface
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Mixtec?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Central America / Mexico / Chiapas?
Additional Geographic Terms Chiapas?
Materials Wood, Stone
Dimensions Overall: 14.1 x 4.9 x 0.8 cm (5 9/16 x 1 15/16 x 5/16 in.)
Quantity 2
Label on object 61-55-20/21041

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