Ceremonial Metate

Creator Name

Costa Rican

Cultural Context

Atlantic Watershed style

Date

Creation: n.d.

Source

Walters Art Museum

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Title

Ceremonial Metate

Creator

Costa Rican

Worktype

Sculpture; metates; mortars (grinding tools)

Cultural Context

Atlantic Watershed style

Material

volcanic stone

Dimensions

H: 22 1/16 x W: 37 3/16 x D: 30 11/16 in. (56 x 94.4 x 78 cm)

Technique

Language

Date

Creation: n.d.

Provenance

Walters Art Museum, 2009, by gift.; Stendahl Galleries, Los Angeles [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; John G. Bourne, 1990s, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 2009, by gift.

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Rights

CC0;

GNU Free Documentation License

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Source

Walters Art Museum

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