metate

metate

AD 300-800
Culture
Greater Nicoya
Country
Costa Rica
Object
metate
Medium
Fashioned from vesicular andesite, this statue was formed using a combination of drilling, sawing, pecking, and grinding techniques.
Accession Number
1995.531
Credit Line
Gift of Frederick and Jan Mayer
metate. AD 300-800. Fashioned from vesicular andesite, this statue was formed using a combination of drilling, sawing, pecking, and grinding techniques.. Gift of Frederick and Jan Mayer. 1995.531.
Dimensions
height: 6 1/4 in, 15.8750 cm; width: 9 1/8 in, 23.1775 cm; depth: 18 1/4 in, 46.3550 cm
Department
Mayer Center, Arts of the Ancient Americas
Collection
Arts of the Ancient Americas

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