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Maya Chert Projectile Points & Blades (5 pcs)
Maya Chert Projectile Points & Blades (5 pcs)
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Description
Pre-Columbian, Mexico to Guatemala, Maya and Toltec cultures, Classic to Post Classic period, ca. 600 to 1200 CE. A collection of 5 Maya chert (flint) points knapped into lanceolate shapes and stemmed projectiles. The stemmed heads may have been attached to wooden shafts, and the unstemmed pieces could be used as tools, scrapers, or other cutting blades - however the condition and size of the largest suggests these were votive pieces for burial or ritual, rather than use as hunting tools or weapons. Size of largest: 5" L x 2" W (12.7 cm x 5.1 cm)

Provenance: private British Columbia, Canada collection, gifted from aunt in Tucson, Arizona, USA, acquired prior to 1994

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#182689
Condition
Smallest is a large fragment as shown with break across base. Minor chips and nicks to the others, but otherwise intact and very good.
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Maya Chert Projectile Points & Blades (5 pcs)

Estimate $600 - $900
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Auction Curated By
Bob Dodge
Owner/Executive Director, Antiquities & Pre-Columbian Art
Sydelle Dienstfrey
PhD. Art History, Director, Fine & Visual Arts
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