id:			159867
accession number:	1997.170
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1997.170
updated:		2023-03-15 15:46:28.446000

Axe, c. 250–900. Mexico or Central America, Maya. Chipped flint; overall: 18 cm (7 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund 1997.170

title:				Axe
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creation date:			c. 250–900
creation date earliest:		250
creation date latest:		900
current location:		233 Mesoamerican and Intermediate Region
creditline:			John L. Severance Fund
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culture:	Mexico or Central America, Maya
technique:	chipped flint
department:	Art of the Americas
collection:	AA - Mesoamerica
type:		Implements
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measurements: Overall: 18 cm (7 1/16 in.)
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Axes with stone blades and wooden hafts were used to clear land for planting. This more fragile example, made entirely of chipped flint, is a ceremonial version probably used in rituals before it was deposited in a tomb or an offering. Late Classic Maya vase paintings make the ceremonial associations of axes clear. In these painted scenes, axe-wielding deities dance among skeletons and supernatural animals, or raise the axe to strike a sacrificial victim.
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