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Axe-shaped Implement

1200–1519

Mexico, Oaxaca, Mixtec

Medium
cast and hammered copper
Measurements
Overall: 15.5 x 14.5 cm (6 1/8 x 5 11/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. James C. Gruener 1990.216
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A copper implement shaped like an axe head features a rectangular shaft extending left, its surface rippled with dark-brown ridges and hammered indentations. To the right, the shaft flares into a crescent-shaped head with points arching back toward the center. Small patches of green oxidation fleck the dark gray metal. Manual casting and shaping leave the entire surface textured, with irregular edges defining its weathered, metallic form.

Axe-shaped Implement

1200–1519

Mexico, Oaxaca, Mixtec

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