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MawM0150-000.jp2
Obsidian blade with tan...
MawM0150
 
Title
Obsidian blade with tang (knife).
Description
An obsidian flake has been separated or knocked off a larger gore. The flake was thinned and shaped by having small pieces pushed off the sides to form a blade with a tang. Eventually the edges had small chips pushed off both sides to reproduce a sharp edge. The blade was embedded or haft into the handle of a knife.
Subject
[Weapons--El Salvador, Stone carving--El Salvador, Mayas--Antiquities, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 250 and 800
MawM0150-090.jp2
Obsidian blade with tan...
MawM0150
 
Title
Obsidian blade with tang (knife).
Description
An obsidian flake has been separated or knocked off a larger gore. The flake was thinned and shaped by having small pieces pushed off the sides to form a blade with a tang. Eventually the edges had small chips pushed off both sides to reproduce a sharp edge. The blade was embedded or haft into the handle of a knife.
Subject
[Weapons--El Salvador, Stone carving--El Salvador, Mayas--Antiquities, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 250 and 800
MawM0150-180.jp2
Obsidian blade with tan...
MawM0150
 
Title
Obsidian blade with tang (knife).
Description
An obsidian flake has been separated or knocked off a larger gore. The flake was thinned and shaped by having small pieces pushed off the sides to form a blade with a tang. Eventually the edges had small chips pushed off both sides to reproduce a sharp edge. The blade was embedded or haft into the handle of a knife.
Subject
[Weapons--El Salvador, Stone carving--El Salvador, Mayas--Antiquities, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 250 and 800
MawM0150-270.jp2
Obsidian blade with tan...
MawM0150
 
Title
Obsidian blade with tang (knife).
Description
An obsidian flake has been separated or knocked off a larger gore. The flake was thinned and shaped by having small pieces pushed off the sides to form a blade with a tang. Eventually the edges had small chips pushed off both sides to reproduce a sharp edge. The blade was embedded or haft into the handle of a knife.
Subject
[Weapons--El Salvador, Stone carving--El Salvador, Mayas--Antiquities, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 250 and 800
MawM0150-bot.jp2
Obsidian blade with tan...
MawM0150
 
Title
Obsidian blade with tang (knife).
Description
An obsidian flake has been separated or knocked off a larger gore. The flake was thinned and shaped by having small pieces pushed off the sides to form a blade with a tang. Eventually the edges had small chips pushed off both sides to reproduce a sharp edge. The blade was embedded or haft into the handle of a knife.
Subject
[Weapons--El Salvador, Stone carving--El Salvador, Mayas--Antiquities, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 250 and 800
MawM0150-top.jp2
Obsidian blade with tan...
MawM0150
 
Title
Obsidian blade with tang (knife).
Description
An obsidian flake has been separated or knocked off a larger gore. The flake was thinned and shaped by having small pieces pushed off the sides to form a blade with a tang. Eventually the edges had small chips pushed off both sides to reproduce a sharp edge. The blade was embedded or haft into the handle of a knife.
Subject
[Weapons--El Salvador, Stone carving--El Salvador, Mayas--Antiquities, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 250 and 800
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