Miniature Jaguar Metate

Miniature Jaguar Metate

AD 1000-1522
Culture
Atlantic Watershed
Country
Costa Rica
Object
metate
Medium
Fashioned from andesite, this metate was formed through a combination of of drilling, sawing, pecking, and grinding techniques.
Accession Number
1995.546
Credit Line
Gift of Frederick and Jan Mayer
Miniature Jaguar Metate. AD 1000-1522. Fashioned from andesite, this metate was formed through a combination of of drilling, sawing, pecking, and grinding techniques.. Gift of Frederick and Jan Mayer. 1995.546.
Dimensions
height: 3 5/8 in, 9.2075 cm; width: 9 5/8 in, 24.4475 cm; depth: 5 5/8 in, 14.2875 cm; height: 3.5 in, 8.8900 cm; width: 9.625 in, 24.4475 cm
Department
Mayer Center, Arts of the Ancient Americas
Collection
Arts of the Ancient Americas

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