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Object Number
61-55-20/21044
Display Title
Sacrificial knife - original wooden handle slightly carved end, broken in 3 piec
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 biface, lanceolate, carved wooden handle, worn, broken
Classification
- Lanceolate biface
Department
Archaeological
Culture
- Mixtec?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Central America
/
Mexico
/
Chiapas?
Additional Geographic Terms
Chiapas?
Materials
Wood, Stone
Dimensions
Overall: 24.2 x 6.2 x 1.4 cm (9 1/2 x 2 7/16 x 9/16 in.)
Quantity
10
Label on object
61-55-20/21044
Provenance
Collector
Robert Stolper Galleries
Intermediary
Mr. Robert Stolper
(12/22/1961)
Donor
Donated by
Mr. Cedric H. Marks
(12/22/1961)
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