Metate
| Object Number: | NA11872 |
|---|---|
| Current Location: |
Mexico and Central America Gallery Currently On Display |
| Culture: | Chorotegan |
| Provenience: | Guatemala Nicaragua St. Lucia Cozumahualpa |
| Culture Area: | Central American |
| Section: | American |
| Materials: | Basalt (uncertain) |
| Height: | 53.34 cm |
| Length: | 119.38 cm |
| Credit Line: | Guatemalan Expedition; Robert Burkitt, 1928 |
| Other Number: | 1092 - Field No SF NA11873B - Associated Object Number |
Description
Chocotegan type. Large fine stone carved metate; three legs; graystone basalt (?); ornate bead.
Current & Past Exhibitions:
| Culinary Expeditions: A Celebration of Food and Culture ( Apr 2014) | View Objects in Exhibition |
| Mesoamerican Gallery (23 Mar 2001 - 2018) | View Objects in Exhibition |
| Mexico and Central American Gallery (16 Nov 2019) | View Objects in Exhibition |
| Artifacts in Bloom (Flower arrangements inspired by ancient artifacts) (24 Oct 1997 - 26 Oct 1997) | View Objects in Exhibition |
| Mayan Gallery (1954 - 2001) | View Objects in Exhibition |
Bibliography:
| [Catalogue, Exhibition] Danien, Elin. 2002. Guide to the Mesoamerican Gallery at the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology.. Philadelphia. University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology. Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: p. xiv | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
| [Catalogue, Exhibition] Scott, John F., and Easby, Elizabeth K. 1970. Before Cortes: Sculpture of Middle America.. New York. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: p. 245, fig. 210 | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
| [Article] Mason, John A. 1943. "Other Theocratic Cultures of Mexico: American Collections: The Ancient Civilizations of Middle America". The University Museum Bulletin. Philadelphia. The University Museum. Vol. 10. no. 1-2. pg. 42-48 Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: p. 48, fig. 31 | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
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