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Ceremonial Grinding Table (Metate) by Nicoya — VisualArtsDB

Ceremonial Grinding Table (Metate)

Ceremonial Grinding Table (Metate)

1–500

Medium: Volcanic stone
Dimensions: 30.5 × 52.1 × 45.7 cm (12 × 20 1/2 × 18 in.)
Genre: stone
Museum: Art Institute of Chicago

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stoneamericaslower central americaanimalsrocksculpturebirdsinorganic materialmetatenicoyacarvingextrusive rockArts of the Americasceremonial objectigneous rocksacrificeart of the americas

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