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1985.49.16

Animal figure made of obsidian stone. The stone has been flaked to a serrated edge. [BA [OPS move] 1/11/2017]

1985.49.16

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Collection type
Object
Description
Animal figure made of obsidian stone. The stone has been flaked to a serrated edge. [BA [OPS move] 1/11/2017]
Long description
Pendant
Date / Period
Archaeological period: Maya
Date collected
By 1934
Acquisition information
Transferred: 1985
Materials and processes
Material Obsidian Stone, Process Flaked
Dimensions
Depth: max 10 mm, Width: max 36 mm, Length: max 70 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1985.49.16
Research and responses

Dr Elizabeth Graham, UCL, noted during the Fell funded project Characterizing the World Archaeology Collections that Mesoamericanists tend not to use the term 'amulet'. [AS 28/10/2010]

Search terms: Religion, Death, Figure, Amulet, Grave Good, Religious Object, Animal Figure