Hacha/Ritual axe (Image withheld, pending review)
date: label: Date created
content: 2000–850 BC (Middle Formative period)
name: label: Culture/People
content: probably Olmec (archaeological culture) (attributed)
label: Previous owner
content: Jean-Louis Sonnery (Jean-Louis Melchior Sonnery de Fromenta), Non-Indian
label: Previous owner
content: Stolper Galleries (Stolper Gallery)
label: Seller
content: Stolper Galleries (Stolper Gallery)
label: Seller agent
content: Robert L. Stolper (Robert M. Stolper), Non-Indian
label: Presenter/funding source
content: Sackler Fund
label: Presenter/funding source
content: Dr. Arthur M. Sackler, Non-Indian, 1913-1987
notes: label: Collection History
content: Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of Jean-Louis Sonnery; purchased by MAI from the Stolper Galleries (owned and operated by Robert L. Stolper) in 1967 using monies from the "Sackler Fund," an MAI acquisition fund with many donors, including Dr. Arthur M. Sackler (1913-1987, a New York City physician, philanthropist, and art collector).
label: Contact Us
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place: label: Place
content: Comalcalco; Comalcalco Municipality; Tabasco State; Mexico
setName: label: See related items
content: Olmec (archaeological culture)
label: See related items
content: Sculpture/Carving/Figures
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of the American Indian
identifier: label: Catalog Number
content: 24/500
label: Barcode
content: 240500.000
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Sculpture/Carving/Figures
physicalDescription: label: Object Name
content: Hacha/Ritual axe (Image withheld, pending review)
label: Media/Materials
content: Greenstone
label: Techniques
content: Carved, drilled