# Ceremonial Blades

- By: Colima (Colima or Jalisco, Mexico)
- Date: c. 100 CE
- Medium: Red obsidian
- Classification: Sculpture
- Dimensions: Each approx. l: H.: 15.2 cm (6 in.)
- Culture: Western Mexico
- Credit line: Joanne M. and Clarence E. Spanjer Fund; purchased with funds provided by Stuart Handler; Curator’s Discretionary Fund through purchased with funds provided by the Donnelley Foundation; Alsdorf Foundation Fund; O. Renard Goltra Endowment;…
- Museum: [Art Institute of Chicago](https://www.artic.edu/artworks/185166)
- Rights: [Public domain (CC0)](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- Picture: https://www.artic.edu/iiif/2/eb08820c-f9a1-22a3-ee43-7ca9d96a76ca/full/843,/0/default.jpg
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