PC214 - CHOICE GRADE SET OF 2 LARGE ATLATL PRE-COLUMBIAN OBSIDIAN SPEARHEADS OF DIFFERENT DESIGNS

Product Description

ITEM # 

PC214

ID

Weapon / Tool

FOUND

Lake Sayula Basin - Mexico

AGE

300 B.C. - 400 A.D.

SIZE

2.75" long

CONDITION

NO REPAIR OR RESTORATION. 
COMPLETE LARGE EXAMPLES.

NOTE

CHOICE EXAMPLES USED FOR AN 
ATLATL SPEAR.  WITH WELL-KNOWN
PROVENANCE.

INCLUDES DISPLAY BOX - Actual Item - One Only

Comes with a certificate of authenticity / information sheet

This is a spectacular set of TWO Pre-Columbian West Mexico Shaft-Tomb Culture ATLATL SPEAR POINTS that were likely used on an atlatl spear because of their size and robust design.  Each one displays a different typology so the set is a fantastic display and reference collection.  Each was masterfully fashioned out of obsidian and was found in the Lake Sayula Region of Jalisco, Mexico.  The hand-written find location and date notes from Dr. Heflin are still intact on the reverse sides.  This set comes from the famous Dr. Allen Heflin Collection, formed from his work in Mexico from 1946 into the 1970's. 

Projectile points like these were fitted affixed onto atlatl spears and arrowshafts.  No lithic type is more mesmerizing and flakes as beautifully as obsidian.  It was so highly prized by all the Central American Pre-Columbian cultures and for good reason.  The sharpest cutting edge of any substance in the world, can only be obtained with obsidian.  Obsidian is unique in that it can be flaked down to one molecule in width, hence the popularity with this incredible material in Pre-Columbian weapons and tools.  Even today, obsidian scalpels are still used in modern medicine throughout the world.   In complete form and perfect preservation.  NO REPAIR, RESTORATION OR MODERN MODIFICATION.