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Title
Obsidian blade : no tang.
Description
A flake has been knocked off an obsidian core. The flake was thinned, shaped, and sharpened by pressure flaking. Finally, this blade was embedded into a shaft of a spear.
Subject
[Weapons--Mexico, Stone carving--Mexico, Mayas--Antiquities, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 250 and 800
Title
Obsidian blade : no tang.
Description
A flake has been knocked off an obsidian core. The flake was thinned, shaped, and sharpened by pressure flaking. Finally, this blade was embedded into a shaft of a spear.
Subject
[Weapons--Mexico, Stone carving--Mexico, Mayas--Antiquities, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 250 and 800
Title
Obsidian blade : no tang.
Description
A flake has been knocked off an obsidian core. The flake was thinned, shaped, and sharpened by pressure flaking. Finally, this blade was embedded into a shaft of a spear.
Subject
[Weapons--Mexico, Stone carving--Mexico, Mayas--Antiquities, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 250 and 800
Title
Obsidian blade : no tang.
Description
A flake has been knocked off an obsidian core. The flake was thinned, shaped, and sharpened by pressure flaking. Finally, this blade was embedded into a shaft of a spear.
Subject
[Weapons--Mexico, Stone carving--Mexico, Mayas--Antiquities, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 250 and 800
Title
Obsidian blade : no tang.
Description
A flake has been knocked off an obsidian core. The flake was thinned, shaped, and sharpened by pressure flaking. Finally, this blade was embedded into a shaft of a spear.
Subject
[Weapons--Mexico, Stone carving--Mexico, Mayas--Antiquities, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 250 and 800
Title
Obsidian core.
Description
Obsidian, the stone of choice for making cutting tools, produced very sharp blades. The striking surfaces of this core has been oxidized. Long uniform blades have been pressure flaked from the core, running the length of the core. One blade did not reach the top of the core and broke prematurely.
Subject
[Stone carving--Mexico, Weapons--Mexico, Obsidian, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 250 and 900
Title
Obsidian core.
Description
Obsidian, the stone of choice for making cutting tools, produced very sharp blades. The striking surfaces of this core has been oxidized. Long uniform blades have been pressure flaked from the core, running the length of the core. One blade did not reach the top of the core and broke prematurely.
Subject
[Stone carving--Mexico, Weapons--Mexico, Obsidian, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 250 and 900
Title
Obsidian core.
Description
Obsidian, the stone of choice for making cutting tools, produced very sharp blades. The striking surfaces of this core has been oxidized. Long uniform blades have been pressure flaked from the core, running the length of the core. One blade did not reach the top of the core and broke prematurely.
Subject
[Stone carving--Mexico, Weapons--Mexico, Obsidian, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 250 and 900
Title
Obsidian core.
Description
Obsidian, the stone of choice for making cutting tools, produced very sharp blades. The striking surfaces of this core has been oxidized. Long uniform blades have been pressure flaked from the core, running the length of the core. One blade did not reach the top of the core and broke prematurely.
Subject
[Stone carving--Mexico, Weapons--Mexico, Obsidian, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 250 and 900
Title
Obsidian core.
Description
Obsidian, the stone of choice for making cutting tools, produced very sharp blades. The striking surfaces of this core has been oxidized. Long uniform blades have been pressure flaked from the core, running the length of the core. One blade did not reach the top of the core and broke prematurely.
Subject
[Stone carving--Mexico, Weapons--Mexico, Obsidian, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 250 and 900
Title
Obsidian core.
Description
Obsidian, the stone of choice for making cutting tools, produced very sharp blades. The striking surfaces of this core has been oxidized. Long uniform blades have been pressure flaked from the core, running the length of the core. One blade did not reach the top of the core and broke prematurely.
Subject
[Stone carving--Mexico, Weapons--Mexico, Obsidian, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 250 and 900
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