Axe

c. 250–900 CE Overall: 18 cm (7 1/16 in.) Source image
https://clevelandart.org/art/1997.170

Axes with stone blades and wooden hafts were used to clear land for planting. This more fragile example, made entirely of chipped flint, is a ceremonial version probably used in rituals before it was deposited in a tomb or an offering. Late Classic Maya vase paintings make the...

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1997.17
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