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Sacrificial knife - original wooden handle slightly carved end, broken in 3 piec
Sacrificial knife - original wooden handle slightly carved end, broken in 3 piec
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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