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Bloodletter Handle1000–600 BCE

Not on view
Carved jade pendant, vertical trapezoidal form with mottled gray-green and white stone, low-relief facial or figural motifs on the front surface, small suspension knob at top
Title
Bloodletter Handle
Culture
Olmec
Place Made
Mexico, probably Guerrero
Date Made
1000–600 BCE
Medium
Jadeite
Dimensions
3 × 3/4 × 3/4 in. (7.62 × 1.91 × 1.91 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Constance McCormick Fearing
Accession Number
AC1993.217.1
Classification
Stone
Collecting Area
Art of the Ancient Americas