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)
10th century B.C.
A.D. 400–550
A.D. 400–550
early 20th century
early 20th century
early 20th century
early 20th century
481–221 B.C.