Flying panel Metate with Figures and Birds

Flying panel Metate with Figures and Birds

AD 1-500
Culture
Central Region | Atlantic Watershed
Country
Costa Rica
Object
metate
Medium
Volcanic Stone
Accession Number
2017.283
Credit Line
Gift of the Collection of Frederick and Jan Mayer

Unknown Artist, Flying panel Metate with Figures and Birds, about A.D. 1-500, Costa Rica, Central Region, Atlantic Watershed. Volcanic stone. Gift of the Collection of Frederick and Jan Mayer, 2017.283

Dimensions
height: 21 1/2 in, 54.6100 cm; width: 31 3/4 in, 80.6450 cm; length: 34 in, 86.3600 cm
Department
Mayer Center, Arts of the Ancient Americas
Collection
Arts of the Ancient Americas

Unknown Artist
Flying panel Metate
About A.D.1-500
Costa Rica, Central Region, Atlantic Watershed
Volcanic stone
Gift of the Collection of Frederick and Jan Mayer, 2017.283

Known Provenance
(Stendahl Galleries), Hollywood, CA, before 1991; Purchased by Frederick R. [1928-2007] and Jan Mayer, Denver, CO, 1991 [1]; Gifted to the Denver Art Museum, 2017 [1] On loan to the Denver Art Museum, 1993