Ritual stone axe blade
1000–1500
Object PlaceColombia
Medium/TechniqueStone
DimensionsOverall: 20.32 cm (8 in.)
Credit LineGift from the Collection of Shirley and Hy Zaret
Accession number2008.202
On View
Not on viewClassificationsCeremonial artifacts
Collections
ProvenanceBefore 1950, probably in a Boston collection [see note 1]. 1960s or 1970s, acquired by Cesar Caniga, East Boston; 1980s, sold by Caniga to Lands Beyond Gallery, New York; after 1995, sold by Lands Beyond to Hy and Shirley Zaret, Westport, CT; 2008, gift of Shirley Zaret to the MFA. (Accession Date: June 25, 2008)
NOTES:
[1] According to information provided by Lands Beyond Gallery to the MFA, in the 1990s the object was still preserved in its old packaging, probably dating from before 1950 and coming from a Boston collection.
NOTES:
[1] According to information provided by Lands Beyond Gallery to the MFA, in the 1990s the object was still preserved in its old packaging, probably dating from before 1950 and coming from a Boston collection.
1000–1500
1000–1500
Unknown Native American
Late 19th century
19th century
A.D. 1200–1521
300 B.C.–A.D. 300