Celt

Axe

60-14-186

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

Curatorial Section: American

Object Number 60-14-186
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Mexico (Central America) | Veracruz (Mexico) | Cerro de las Mesas
Culture Area Central American
Section American
Materials Basalt (uncertain)
Description

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

Length 4 cm
Width 1 cm
Thickness 1.4 cm
Credit Line Cerro de las Mesas Expedition, F.G. Rainey and M.W. Stirling, 1960

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