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Celt with Incised Profile

Creator Name

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Cultural Context

Olmec

Date

10th–4th century BCE

About the Work

Metropolitan Museum of Art Object Description
Celt

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Title

Celt with Incised Profile

Creator

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Worktype

Stone-Implements

Cultural Context

Olmec

Material

Jade (jadeite), traces of red pigment

Dimensions

H. 14 3/8 × W. 3 1/8 × D. 3/4 in. (36.5 × 7.9 × 1.9 cm);
height: 36.5centimetre;
width: 7.92centimetre;
depth: 1.9050038centimetre;
height: 36.512573centimetre;
width: 7.9375157centimetre;
depth: 1.91centimetre

Technique

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Language

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Date

10th–4th century BCE

Provenance

The Michael C. Rockefeller Memorial Collection, Gift of Nelson A. Rockefeller, 1963

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Rights

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Public Domain

Inscription

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Location

Mesoamerica, Mexico

Subjects

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Celt with Incised Profile, 10th–4th century BCE, Metropolitan Museum of Art. Public Domain.

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