Projectile Point (uncertain)

60-14-90

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

Curatorial Section: American

Object Number 60-14-90
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Mexico (Central America) | Veracruz (Mexico) | Cerro de las Mesas
Culture Area Central American
Section American
Materials Stone
Description

Agate? chalcedony? bifacially worked, tip missing, triangular shape with concave base, "base" has been sharpened and is worn, perhaps a tranchet like axe or composite tool, has felt on one side

Length 5.3 cm
Width 4.1 cm
Thickness 0.6 cm
Credit Line Cerro de las Mesas Expedition, F.G. Rainey and M.W. Stirling, 1960

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