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Hacha,
600–900 CE

Maya

Late Classic

y1979-71

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Title

Hacha

Dates

600–900 CE

Medium

Granite with black, gray and white crystals

Dimensions

h. 21.0 cm., w. 18.0 cm., d. 4.5 cm. (8 1/4 x 7 1/16 x 1 3/4 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of Leonard H. Bernheim Jr., Class of 1959

Object Number

y1979-71

Place Made

North America, Guatemala, Pacific Piedmont

Culture

Maya

Period

Late Classic

Type

ceremonial objects, profiles (figures), sculptures, hacha

Materials

granite

Subject

faces

"Acquisitions of the Art Museum 1979," <em>Record of the Art Museum, Princeton University </em>39, no. 1/2 (1980): p. 40-63., p. 56

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Maya, Late Classic, 600–900 CE, Pacific Piedmont, Guatemala, Mesoamerica, Hacha. Granite with black, gray and white crystals; 21 x 18 x 4.5 cm. Gift of Leonard H. Bernheim Jr., Class of 1959 (y1979-71)

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