File:Metate jaguar Collection Henry Law 158.jpg

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English: Effigy metate with the head of a jaguar and its hand-held stone (mano). Guanacaste/Nicoya region, Costa Rica Late period IV-V.
Français : Metate à effigie de jaguar et son rouleau (mano). Guanacaste, Région de Nicoya, Costa Rica, fin de la période IV-V.
Date between circa 300 and circa 700
Medium
English: grey volcanic stone
Français : pierre volcanique grise
Dimensions length: 74.5 cm (29.3 in); height: 30 cm (11.8 in)
dimensions QS:P2043,74.5U174728
dimensions QS:P2048,30U174728
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auction lot #158
Object history Collection of H. Law; auctioned by Binoche & Giquello on 21 March 2011
Source/Photographer Marie-Lan Nguyen (2011)
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