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Object Number 07-3-20/C4078
Display Title Tiger metate
Descriptions
Inventory Description Ground stone effigy metate, animal effigy, poss. tiger, carved design around ri
Classification
  • Metate
Department Archaeological
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Central America / Costa Rica / Cartago / <County> / <City> / Agua Caliente
Materials Stone
Dimensions Overall: 10.5 x 28.5 x 19 cm (4 1/8 x 11 1/4 x 7 1/2 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object C4078
Provenance
Collector E. C. Rost (1904)
Seller E. C. Rost (1907)

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