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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
DescriptionArmadillo, with tail curved touching right hing leg. Row of loops below plate
ProvenanceMinor C. Keith (1848–1929) collection; John Wise, Ltd., New York, NY; sold to the Brooklyn Museum, NY, 1934 (34.5071, alt. #7114); sold to the Worcester Art Museum, 1951.
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