Cast Of Celt, nephrite with engraved ornamentation.
date: label: Accession Date
content: 1904
name: label: Collector
content: Louis H. Ayme
label: Donor Name
content: Dr. Edward Seler
notes: label: Notes
content: This is a copy of the so-called Humboldt celt. The original is now lost. The base was damaged sometime in the 19th century. Original was given to Alexander Von Humboldt in Mexico City by Andrés Manuel del Río. It may well have been dug up in Mexico City or an Aztec ruin nearby in the Valley of Mexico.
label: Record Last Modified
content: 31 Jul 2020
label: Specimen Count
content: 1
place: label: Place
content: Mexico, North America
topic: label: Topic
content: Archaeology
culture: label: Culture
content: Olmec (?)
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content: Anthropology
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
identifier: label: Accession Number
content: 042734
label: USNM Number
content: A231107-0
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Celt