Ceremonial Blades

Date

c. 100 CE

Medium

Red obsidian

Dimensions

Each approx. l: H.: 15.2 cm (6 in.)

Department

Arts of the Americas

Credit line

Joanne M. and Clarence E. Spanjer Fund; purchased with funds provided by Stuart Handler; Curator’s Discretionary Fund through purchased with funds provided by the Donnelley Foundation; Alsdorf Foundation Fund; O. Renard Goltra Endowment; Curator’s Discretionary Fund; Curator’s Discretionary Fund through purchased with funds provided by Herbert Molner; Mr. and Mrs. David B. Ross Endowment; Curator’s Discretionary Fund through purchased with funds provided by H. George Mann; Arnold H. Crane, David Soltker, and Irving Dobkin endowments; African and Amerindian Art Acquisition Fund