Obsidian core debitage
A.D. 1000–1500
Object PlaceMéxico
Medium/TechniqueGray obsidian, modern metal mount
DimensionsOverall: 29 x 7.8 x 2.5 cm (11 7/16 x 3 1/16 x 1 in.)
Credit LineGift of Margret Craver Withers
Accession number1993.820
On View
Not on viewClassificationsRaw materials and by-products
Collections
ProvenanceMargret Craver Withers collection (acquired in Mexico and Guatemala) by 1972; to MFA, November 1993, gift of Margret Craver Withers.
about 1903
2061–1570 B.C.
mid-19th to early 20th century
19th century
57 B.C.–A.D. 668
57 B.C.–A.D. 668
mid-15th century
1479–1508
about 1765
19th century