Stirrup-shaped mano

Stirrup-shaped mano

1000 B.C.-1000
Culture
Central Region | Atlantic Watershed
Country
Costa Rica
Object
mano
Medium
Fashioned from andesite, this hand-grinder was formed using a combination of drilling, sawing, pecking, and grinding techniques.
Accession Number
1995.547
Credit Line
Gift of Frederick and Jan Mayer
Stirrup-shaped mano. 1000 B.C.-1000. Fashioned from andesite, this hand-grinder was formed using a combination of drilling, sawing, pecking, and grinding techniques.. Gift of Frederick and Jan Mayer. 1995.547.
Dimensions
height: 5 1/8 in, 13.0175 cm; width: 6 5/8 in, 16.8275 cm; depth: 2 7/8 in, 7.3025 cm; height: 4.75 in, 12.0650 cm; width: 6.5 in, 16.5100 cm
Department
Mayer Center, Arts of the Ancient Americas
Collection
Arts of the Ancient Americas
Known Provenance
(Enrique Vargas-Alfaro) [1915-2008], San Jose, Costa Rica and Atlanta, GA; Purchased by Frederick R. [1928-2007] and Jan Mayer, Denver, CO, August 7, 1970 [1]; Gifted to the Denver Art Museum, 1995 [1] On loan to the Denver Art Museum, 1993

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