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Metate
Metate
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Metate

Date700-1500 CE
Mediumvolcanic stone
Dimensions19 x 81.9 x 39.4 cm (7 1/2 x 32 1/4 x 15 1/2 in.)
ClassificationsSculpture
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
Object number1951.114
DescriptionJaguar, with tail curved touching right hind leg. Row of loops below plate
ProvenanceBy 1929, Minor C. Keith [1848-1929]; (John Wise, Ltd., New York, NY); 1934, Brooklyn Museum, NY (accession no. 34.5071); 1951, deaccessioned from Brooklyn Museum collection and sold to the Worcester Art Museum.
On View
On view
Current Location
  • Exhibition Location  Gallery 215
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