Jaguar-form Metate

Jaguar-form Metate

AD 1000-1520
Culture
Central Region
Country
Costa Rica
Style/Tradition
Atlantic Watershed
Object
metate
Medium
Fashioned from andesite.
Accession Number
1995.399
Credit Line
Gift of Frederick and Jan Mayer
Jaguar-form Metate. AD 1000-1520. Fashioned from andesite.. Gift of Frederick and Jan Mayer. 1995.399.
Dimensions
height: 9 in, 22.8600 cm; width: 14 5/8 in, 37.1475 cm; depth: 23 in, 58.4200 cm
Department
Mayer Center, Arts of the Ancient Americas
Collection
Arts of the Ancient Americas
Exhibition History
  • "Ancient Treasures of Costa Rica: Art and Archaeology of the Rich Coast." Denver Museum of Natural History, June 23, 1990-May 31, 1991.