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Object Number
38-83-20/6020
Display Title
Metate of lava with three small feet
Descriptions
Object Description
Metate, lava; Metate of lava with three small feet
Inventory Description
Ground stone metate, 3 legs, sloping rectangular body, mended, porous
Classification
- Metate
Department
Archaeological
Culture
- Esperanza
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Central America
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Guatemala
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Guatemala
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<County>
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Guatemala City
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Kaminaljuyu
Intrasite
Mound 1, Tomb III (1936)
Materials
Stone
Dimensions
Overall: 9 x 26.7 x 18.9 cm (3 9/16 x 10 1/2 x 7 7/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
38-83-20/6020; A.1 / 247
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