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Axe effigy currency

A.D. 1200–1500
Object PlaceMéxico
Medium/TechniqueCopper arsenic alloy
DimensionsOverall: 9.8 x 13.5 x 0.3 cm (3 7/8 x 5 5/16 x 1/8 in.)
Credit LineGift of Margret Craver Withers
Accession number1993.822
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ClassificationsMetalwork
Collections
ProvenanceMargret Craver Withers collection (acquired in Mexico and Guatemala) by 1972; to MFA, November 1993, gift of Margret Craver Withers.