Work Record
Class [controlled]:
• sculpture • Pre-Columbian art
*Work
Type [link]:
• hacha
*Title:
Hacha (Ceremonial Ax)
*Creator
Display: unknown Inca
*Role
[link]: sculptor [link]: unknown
Inca
*Creation
Date: Late Classic Veracruz [controlled]:
• Earliest:
0600 • Latest: 0900
*Subject
[links]: • religion and mythology •
human figure • face • game
• sacrifice • ceremonial object
• Inca ballgame
Style [link]:
Late Classic Veracruz
Culture [link]:
Veracruz
*Current
Location [link]: Dumbarton
Oaks (Washington, District of Columbia, United States)
• ID:
B-38.VCS
Creation Location
[link]: Veracruz (Mexico)
*Measurements:
35 x 22.2 cm (height) (13 3/4 x 8 3/4 inches)
[controlled]: • Value:
35 Unit: cm
Type: height
| • Value:
22.2 Unit:
cm Type: width
*Materials
and Techniques: marble
Material [links]:
• marble
Description: The
hacha had ritualistic significance and likely served
as an actual ballcourt marker.
Required and recommended elements are marked with an asterisk. |
