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Collections

Metate with Bird Head300–700 CE

On view:
Geffen Galleries, Stonework from Mesoamerica and the Caribbean Coast
Stone seat or throne carved in the form of a four-legged creature with a bird-like head, concave seat surface with incised geometric patterns, slate gray with coarse texture
Title
Metate with Bird Head
Culture
Greater Nicoya
Place Made
Costa Rica, Nicoya Peninsula
Date Made
300–700 CE
Medium
Basalt
Dimensions
11 × 21 × 8 in. (27.94 × 53.34 × 20.32 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of the Art Museum Council in honor of the museum's twenty-fifth anniversary
Accession Number
M.90.168.43
Classification
Stone
Collecting Area
Art of the Ancient Americas