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title: Mesoamerican Obsidian Blade
author: Metropolitan Museum of Art
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/16243/mesoamerican-obsidian-blade/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 2022-08-09
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# Mesoamerican Obsidian Blade
_Authored by Metropolitan Museum of Art_
## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/16243.png)
## Image Caption
An obsidian blade from [Teotihuacan](https://www.worldhistory.org/Teotihuacan/), Mexico. Length 10.5 inches (26.5 cm). (Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York)
## Cite This Work
### APA
Art, M. M. o. (2022, August 09). Mesoamerican Obsidian Blade. *World History Encyclopedia*.
### Chicago
Art, Metropolitan Museum of. "Mesoamerican Obsidian Blade." *World History Encyclopedia*, August 09, 2022. .
### MLA
Art, Metropolitan Museum of. "Mesoamerican Obsidian Blade." *World History Encyclopedia*, 09 Aug 2022, .
## License & Copyright
© [Metropolitan Museum of Art](http://metmuseum.org/), NY. As part of the [Met's Open Access policy](https://www.metmuseum.org/about-the-met/policies-and-documents/open-access), the Metropolitan Museum of Art has waived all copyright and related or neighboring rights to this dataset. [Original image](https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/317324?where=Mexico&ao=on&ft=obsidian&offset=0&rpp=40&pos=30) by [**Metropolitan Museum of Art**](https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/317324?where=Mexico&ao=on&ft=obsidian&offset=0&rpp=40&pos=30). Submitted by [Mark Cartwright](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/markzcartwright/ "User Page: Mark Cartwright"), published on 09 August 2022. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Copyright](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copyright). You cannot use, copy, distribute, or modify this item without explicit permission from the author. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.