Celt with Incised Profile, 10th–4th century B.C., Mexico, Mesoamerica, Olmec, Jade (jadeite), H. 14 3/8 x W. 3 1/8 in. (36.5 x 7.9 cm), Stone-Implements, A large, finely finished jadeite celt with an engraved profile image of an early Mexican deity was not a working tool but an object of specialized use and sacred signficance.
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Celt, Incised Profile, 10th–4th century B.C, Mexico, Mesoamerica, Olmec, Jade, jadeite, H, 14 3/8 x, W, 3 1/8, 36.5 x 7.9 cm, Stone-Implements, large, finely finished, celt, engraved profile, image, early Mexican, deity, working tool, object, specialized, sacred signficance
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