Material : chert
Origin : Guerrero, Mexico
Culture : Aztec
Era : Ca. 1400 AD

Condition : good

Dimensions : 7-1/4"H

Price : 950 euros

 

A large, bi-pointed lance or knife blade of semi-translucent, root beer colored chert (sedimentary rock), showing evidence of at least one ancient resharpening. Blades of this type were often excavated in the mouths of human burials. Ancient nick at top, else intact. Custom mount.
Provenance: Acquired about 1990. Ex. Peter G. Wray collection, acquired pre-1985.