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Hacha
Veracruz
Classic Period
400–800
Object Place: Veracruz, Mexico
Medium/Technique
Stone (basalt?) with traces of red pigment
Credit Line
Bequest of Jeptha H. Wade
Accession Number2012.154
CollectionsAmericas
ClassificationsSculpture
DescriptionThis two-sided hacha features a skeletal human head on one side and a fleshed version on the other. Art works from ancient Veracruz often allude to the life-death cycle of all living things.
ProvenanceAbout 1962, André Emmerich Gallery, New York; about 1962, sold by Emmerich to Jeptha Wade (b. 1924 – d. 2008), and Emily (Mrs. Jeptha) Wade, Bedford, MA; 2012, bequest of Jeptha Wade to the MFA. (Accession Date: April 25, 2012)