obsidian blade
Black glass cutter
An obsidian blade is a cutting tool or weapon made from volcanic glass, prized for edges sharper than surgical steel.
Ancient peoples crafted obsidian blades for knives, arrowheads, and ritual implements.
The term appears in archaeology, fantasy games, and occasionally modern surgery, where obsidian scalpels make exceptionally clean incisions: The priest raised the obsidian blade over the altar.
- volcanicOf fiery mountain origin
- glassTransparent solid from sand
- sharpFine-edged, or astute
- cuttingDividing via sharp edge
- volcanic glassAmorphous ignite rock
knife · flint · ritual · sacrifice · maya · scalpel · black · glassy · shatter · edge · surgical precision · prehistoric · knapping · surgical · weapon · dagger · ancient weapon · stone
- ancient artifactsjade mask, Viking sword, bronze sculptures, antiquities, Roman coin
- ancient weaponssword, swords, shield, shields, bow
- bladed weaponsdagger, sword, stiletto, sabre, dirk
- bladesedge, knife, cutting edge, scalpel, dagger
- MesoamericaMaya, Aztec, Aztecs, Aztec Empire, Olmec
- Mesoamerican symbolsjaguar, serpent, feathered serpent, Quetzalcoatl, glyph
obsidian bladesteel blade
Sharpened metal for cutting
iron sword · iron blade · bronze sword · Damascus steel · wrought iron
obsidian bladeceramic blade
Knife from fired clay
laser cutter · laser scalpel · surgical steel · plasma cutter · power saw