Celt

Axe

60-14-187

From: Mexico (Central America) | Veracruz (Mexico) | Cerro de las Mesas

Curatorial Section: American

Object Number 60-14-187
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Mexico (Central America) | Veracruz (Mexico) | Cerro de las Mesas
Culture Area Central American
Section American
Materials Basalt
Description

basalt, produced by pecking and polishing, trapezoidal, haft end flattened, squared off and thick, shows wear on edged at haft end, cutting edge on widest end, slightly convex or straight, thin shows greatest amount of polish

Length 5.4 cm
Width 3.5 cm
Thickness 1.4 cm
Credit Line Cerro de las Mesas Expedition, F.G. Rainey and M.W. Stirling, 1960

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