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Ancient Aztec Obsidian Micro-Blade Core

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**Originally Listed At $200**

Pre-Columbian, Central Mexico, Aztec culture, ca. 1000 to 1500 CE. A core used in making microblades. Obsidian was a hugely important resource in ancient Mesoamerica, traded far from its source in the volcanic zones of the Sierra Madre in Mexico and Guatemala. From this core, you can really begin to understand the process that Mesoamericans undertook to create obsidian blades and points - obsidian breaks in a very predictable and controlled way, and the evidence for that is clear. This core would have begun life as a cobble found in a stream bed in the mountains, then struck using a deer antler or small hammer stone. Size: 3.55" L (9 cm).

Provenance: private Secaucus, New Jersey, USA collection, acquired over twenty years ago

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Condition

Age-commensurate surface wear, small chips to blade edges, with light earthen deposits throughout.

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Ancient Aztec Obsidian Micro-Blade Core

Name: Ancient Aztec Obsidian Micro-Blade Core
SKU: 61979441
Price: 300 USD
Availability: InStock

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