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Stone metate with feline legs, head, tail
Stone metate with feline legs, head, tail
Object Number 41-69-20/13658
Display Title Stone metate with feline legs, head, tail
Descriptions
Inventory Description Ground stone animal effigy metate, tail attached to leg, 4 legs, carved design
Classification
  • Metate
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Chiriqui
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Central America / Panama / Chiriqui
Additional Geographic Terms Chiriqui Viejo and David, between
Materials Stone
Dimensions Overall: 24 x 66 x 34 cm (9 7/16 x 26 x 13 3/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 41-69-20/13658
Provenance
Collector Henry Stirling Blair (1930-1941)
Seller Henry Stirling Blair (08/04/1941)

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