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| Type of Object: | Ceremonial Object |
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| Materials: | Obsidian |
| Measurements: | 5 to 50 cm. in length. |
| Date or Period: | Late Classic |
| Maker: | Maya |
| Designated List Section: | 8B Eccentric Chipped Stone |
| Date of Import Restriction: | 03/10/1995 |
| Photograph: | Federico Trujillo |
| Copyright: | Banco Agricola Comercial de El Salvador |
| Description of Designated List Category Subject to Import Restrictions: | |
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| Flint, chert, or obsidian flaked into eccentric forms. These may include: a zigzag lance point form, a disc with three prongs or spike on one side, and elaborate large effigy eccentrics apparently meant to serve as scepters (similar to those found in caches at Copan, Quirigua, and other sites). | |
| Keywords: | |
| ceremonial object, chipped stone, deity, knife, religious object, ritual object, |
