A superb flint spur or knife/dagger, known for its “eccentric” shape. The...
A superb flint spur or knife/dagger, known for its “eccentric” shape. The use of these mysterious objects appears to have been limited to votive and ceremonial purposes.
Mexico. Maya civilization. 250–1000 CE.
Height: 21.9 cm.
Provenance:
Galerie Deletaille, Brussels (according to the 1986 insurance inventory, illustrated)
Private collection, Brussels, acquired from the previous owner in 1973
Passed down through the family
See: “The Ideology and Symbolism of Ancient Maya Chert and Obsidian Eccentrics from Central Belize: Materials, Contexts, Chronology, and Meaning.” In Vol. 11, No. 2 (2024): Proceedings of the 13th International Symposium on Knappable Materials, Tarragona
A superb flint spur or knife/dagger, known for its “eccentric” shape. The use of these mysterious objects appears to have been limited to votive and ceremonial purposes.
Mexico. Maya civilization. 250–1000 CE.
Height: 21.9 cm.
Provenance:
Galerie Deletaille, Brussels (according to the 1986 insurance inventory, illustrated)
Private collection, Brussels, acquired from the previous owner in 1973
Passed down through the family
See: “The Ideology and Symbolism of Ancient Maya Chert and Obsidian Eccentrics from Central Belize: Materials, Contexts, Chronology, and Meaning.” In Vol. 11, No. 2 (2024): Proceedings of the 13th International Symposium on Knappable Materials, Tarragona
