Description (Physical description)
Description for Z 40451 A-B: '2 copper axes. Money axe.'
Event Date
Author: maa

Description (Physical description)
Copper money axe with crescent blade.
Event Date
Author: Dominique Devadason

Description (Labels & Markings)
Handwritten paper label: 'Mitla'.
Event Date
Author: Dominique Devadason

Context (Display)
Handwritten display note found in cardboard box: 'Copper Axes used as currency Mitla d.d. Dr G. F. Rogers'.
Event Date
Author: Dominique Devadason

Context (Related Documents)
Handwritten note on cardboard box: 'MEXICO OAXACA MIXTEC COPPER AXES AND BRONZE AXE HEAD'.
Event Date
Author: Dominique Devadason

Context (Found together / assemblage)
Z 40451 A-B were found in Oaxaca drawer [likely in July 1985] and marked as duplicates.
Event Date 7/1985
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)

Description (Physical description)
Accession Register for Z 40451 A-B: 'Two copper axes - crescent-shaped blades.'
Event Date 12/7/1985
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)

Context (Display)
Exhibited: Andrews Gallery, 'The Americas 1492', 15 June 1992 to 24 September 1994.
Event Date 15/6/1994
Author: maa

Description (Physical description)
Developed flat axe, possibly a copper money axe. Flat cross-section; flat butt end, slightly expanded; broadly rectangular tang, with raised flange; fanned blade, with a crescent-shaped cutting-edge. Smooth surface; copper hue, with green accretions.
Event Date 4/3/2025
Author: Dominique Devadason