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Ceremonial metate - Costa Rica
Table in basalt, beige-gray volcanic stone. Rectangular, standing on three legs, a frieze decorates the underside of the top, probably a funerary object.
It is extremely sober and in very good condition.
REGION: Costa Rica, Atlantic slope. Guapiles region.
MATERIAL: Volcanic stone
TIME: Linea-Vieja civilization. 800 / 1200 A.D.
DIMENSION : 42 x 27 cm
(Plinth)
inventory number : AMS014
Ref: KJ5FSB583V