Tripod Metate (Stone Grinder)

1000–1520 CE

Culture

Central Region

Country

Costa Rica

Object

metate

Medium

Volcanic stone

Accession Number

1995.426

Credit Line

Gift of Frederick and Jan Mayer

Unknown artist, Atlantic Watershed, central region of Costa Rica. Tripod Metate (Stone Grinder), 1000–1520 CE. Volcanic stone, 10 ⅛ x 15 ⅜ x 26 ⅝ inches. Denver Art Museum Collection: Gift of the Collection of Frederick and Jan Mayer, 1995.426.

Dimensions

height: 10 1/8 in, 25.7175 cm; width: 15 3/8 in, 39.0525 cm; depth: 26 5/8 in, 67.6275 cm

Department

Mayer Center, Arts of the Ancient Americas

Collection

Arts of the Ancient Americas

This object is currently on view

Exhibition History

"Pre-Columbian Art of Costa Rica: From the Collection of Jan and Frederick R. Mayer." Clara A. Hatton Gallery, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, February (?)-March 4, 1977. (Traveled to: Maxwell Museum, Albuquerque, NM, October 12, 1977-May 30, 1978).
"Ancient Treasures of Costa Rica: Art and Archaeology of the Rich Coast." Denver Museum of Natural History, June 23, 1990-May 31, 1991.