A Mexican obsidian core
£45.00
Code: 1456
Description: An obsidian core from which long thin blades have been struck.
Size: 53 mm/2.1 ins. in length
Culture: Mexican
Date: c. 1st Millennium B.C. to 1st Millennium A.D.
Notes: The blades struck from such cores would have been inserted into wooden tools to make very effective implements or weapons, such as sickles, knives and swords.
