Ceremonial metate with human head
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Ceremonial metate with human head
This small metate takes the traditional form of an oval tray resting on four zoomorphic feet, generally associated with the jaguar. Its particularity lies in the presence of a human head turned towards the sky and not the head of a jaguar.
Grey volcanic stone with brown patina
Good condition
Atlantic slope, Costa Rica
1000 - 1500 AD
H. 11 - L. 24 - W. 17 cm
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