Hacha
Hacha

On view

Art of the Ancient Americas

Hacha,

500–750 CE

Classic Veracruz
Late Classic Period
y1980-28

Information

Title
Hacha
Dates

500–750 CE

Medium
Gray volcanic stone
Dimensions
41 × 23.5 × 5.5 cm (16 1/8 × 9 1/4 × 2 3/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Leonard H. Bernheim Jr., Class of 1959
Object Number
y1980-28
Place Made

North America, Mexico, Veracruz, Gulf Coast

Culture
Classic Veracruz
Period
Late Classic
Type
ceremonial objects, hacha, sculptures
Materials
volcanic rock, stone
Subject
figures (representations)

Gift of Leonard H. Bernheim Jr. (d. 2000) to the Princeton University Art Museum, 1980.

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