Eccentric flint

An eccentric flint is an elite chipped artifact of an often irregular ('eccentric') shape produced by the Classic Maya civilization of ancient Mesoamerica. Although generally referred to as "flints", they were typically fashioned from chert, chalcedony and obsidian.

Fig. 1 Eccentric flint in the Musées Royaux d'Art et d'Histoire in Brussels

Fig. 2 Eccentric flint from Guatemala in the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York

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