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Humboldt axe

Preclassic ceremonial axe carved with hieroglyphic signs. This object is considered a war loss.

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Ethnologisches Museum
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Cultural attribution
La Venta
Object type
Ceremonial stone axe
Material/Technique
Nephrite
Current location
Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Inventory number
IV Ca 4034

Provenance and sources

when
Preclassical
where
Mexico
Gulf Coast
who
La Venta

who
Websky, Martin - Former Possessors

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