2 Chunks of Obsidian

Object Name: 
2 Chunks of Obsidian

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Object Name: 
2 Chunks of Obsidian
Place Made: 
United States, CA (collected)
Accession Number: 
63.7.12
Dimensions: 
See Individual Records
Location: 
Not on Display
Credit Line: 
Gift of Mr. Fred P. Bentley
Primary Description: 
Black natural glass, obsidian; formed in nature and quarried from the earth. Roughly rectangular in shape with many irregular facets on sides; several small areas of shiny black where obsidian is exposed.

More Info

Department: 
Science and Technology
Provenance: 
Bentley, Fred P., Source
1963-06-24
Category: 
Naturally Occurring Glass
Color: 
black
Technique: 
formed in nature and quarried from the earth

Objects in Set (2)

Chunk of Obsidian
Accession Number:63.7.12 A
Chunk of Obsidian
Accession Number:63.7.12 B