Axe effigy currency
A.D. 1200–1500
Object PlaceMéxico
Medium/TechniqueCopper arsenic alloy
DimensionsOverall: 11.5 x 11.4 x 1.6 cm (4 1/2 x 4 1/2 x 5/8 in.)
Credit LineGift of Margret Craver Withers
Accession number1993.821
On View
On viewClassificationsMetalwork
Collections
ProvenanceMargret Craver Withers collection (acquired in Mexico and Guatemala) by 1972; to MFA, November 1993, gift of Margret Craver Withers.
A.D. 1200–1500
about 16th century
A.D. 1100–1550
A.D. 1100–1550
A.D. 900–1550
A.D. 1100–1550
A.D. 1100–1550
A.D. 1100–1550
A.D. 1100–1550
A.D. 1100–1550
A.D. 1100–1550