Ceremonial knife ·  Mexico, Colima · ID: 3050013

Description

obsidian, sharply ground all round,

The obsidian, which was difficult to obtain, came from volcanic soils in the Sierra Madre of Mexico and Guatemala and was traded across hundreds of kilometres.

With a deer antler or a small hammerstone, the material was struck into particularly sharp-edged blades that were used for human sacrifice ceremonies and ceremonies of ritual bloodletting.

The object Ceremonial knife with the object ID 3050013 was last part of the auction Online Auction at September 27, 2023 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 33.

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Notices

This object is subject to the UNESCO Cultural Heritage Protection Act. Export documents are required for export (subjected to a fee).