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MAYAN ECCENTRIC Crescents are one of the more common forms of Maya eccentrics. They are also one of the more difficult forms to manufacture. This crescent has
a plain edge. Other forms of crescents have serrated de Sacrificios, Guatemala. There are several different varieties of crescents. Some are C-shaped and have wide openings and narrow bodies. Others have wide bodies with a much smaller "notched area" removed in the center. The crescent illustrated here is the most advanced form and most difficult to manufacture. This style has very narrow openings which can be as small as a 1/16 of an inch (1.1 mm) wide and very narrow bodies. This heavily patinated crescent is made of good quality
chert and measures 3 1/16 inches (7.7 cm) wide. The
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