Carved hacha
A.D. 500–800
Object PlaceVeracruz, México
Medium/TechniqueBlack diorite with feldspar inclusions and traces of red hematite or cinnabar pigment
DimensionsOverall: 17.8 × 13.3 × 5.1 cm (7 × 5 1/4 × 2 in.)
Credit LineGift of Mr. and Mrs. John Dolliver MacDonald
Accession number1972.1085
On View
On viewClassificationsRitual objects
Collections
ProvenanceBy 1971, Mr. and Mrs. John Dolliver MacDonald, Cambridge, MA; 1972, year-end gift of Mr. and Mrs. John D. MacDonald to the MFA. (Accession Date: January 10, 1973)
A.D. 400–550
early 20th century
early 20th century
early 20th century
early 20th century
481–221 B.C.
A.D. 400–550
900–600 B.C.
900–600 BC
about 1895
about 1924–25
early 18th century