Prismatic Blade Core | Yale University Art Gallery

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1500 B.C.–A.D. 1521

Not on view

Medium: Obsidan
Dimensions: 1 1/8 × 1/2 in. (2.79 × 1.32 cm)
Credit Line: Gift of Dicey Taylor, Ph.D. 1983, and Justin Kerr
Accession Number: 2018.45.155
Geography: Mexico, or Guatemala
Culture: Mexico, or Guatemala
Period: Early Formative to Late Post Classic
Classification: Tools and Equipment
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Provenance

Ex-Collection: Justin Kerr

Bibliography

"Acquisitions July 1, 2017–June 30, 2018," https://artgallery.yale.edu/sites/default/files/files/bulletin/Pub-Bull-acquisitions-2018.pdf (accessed December 1, 2018).

Object copyright

Additional information

Object/Work type

blades, utilitarian objects

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