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Celt
Mezcala
Late Formative period
300 B.C.–A.D. 300
Object Place: Guerrero, México
Medium/Technique
Diorite (?)
Dimensions
8.7 x 5.7 x 4 cm (3 7/16 x 2 1/4 x 1 9/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Margret Craver Withers
Accession Number1993.817
CollectionsAmericas
ClassificationsRitual objects
DescriptionCelt carved from black dioritic stone and well-polished, and likely was used as a ritual cache object rather than a tool. Three ancient blows to the rear surface marred the celt's otherwise well-polished surface.
ProvenanceBy 1972, acquired in Mexico or Guatemala by Margret Craver Withers (b. 1907 - d. 2010), Boston; 1993, gift of Margret Craver Withers to the MFA. (Accession Date: November 17, 1993)