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” In Decorum and Experience: Essays in ancient culture for John Baines
making it easy to open when needed while minimizing dust and handling
Although it is the earlier of the two crowns ever to be depicted
is featured in the book Bindibu Country (1975)
Provenance: Private New Jersey collection
A Costa Rican Decorated Stone Metate, ca. 800 - 1200 CE Funerary & Religious Equipment ” In Decorum and Experience:The metate is a type of grinding platform found in the ancient Americas; its forms vary from simple utilitarian to highly decorated ceremonial models. The curved grinding plate on this volcanic stone metate is decorated on the underside in raised relief with a central stylized figure having a human body and rectangular head, with the front leg incorporated as a long snout. The edge of the plate features a wide herringbone border. The plate stands on