Ceremonial Grinding Stone (metate) with Jaguar Head

Greater Nicoya500 - 1000

Details

Title: Ceremonial Grinding Stone (metate) with Jaguar Head
Creator: Greater Nicoya
Creator Nationality: Pre-Columbian
Date: 500 - 1000
Physical Dimensions: w36.8 x h41.9 x d94 cm (overall)
Type: Ceremonial Objects & Regalia
Medium: Volcanic stone
Credit Line: The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, museum purchase funded by the Director's Accessions Fund, the Friends of Pre-Columbian Art, and J. Landis Martin in honor of Bill Walker and Matthew R. Simmons at "One Great Night in November"

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