Eccentric Flint
date
before 950
creation place
North America, Mexico
medium & support
Knapped flint
measurements
6 1/4 x 1 1/2 x 5/16 in. (15.88 x 3.81 x 0.79 cm)
credit line
Gift of David T. Owsley via the Alconda-Owsley Foundation
accession number
1989.020.004
keywords
civilization, culture, fire, fireplace, firestone, flint, heat, kindling, materiality, Mesoamerican, open fire, Pre-Columbian, society, steel
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