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Rubbing table

Small, decorated grating table. The object consists of a round base and four cylindrical legs. The slightly concave worktop shows no signs of use. Its edge is decorated with trapezoidal applications all round. The deep sculptures were not engraved. They probably represent stylised, anthropomorphic heads. The four massive legs of the object remain undecorated. One support element is fragmented. (Künne 2005) Further information on the social, symbolic and cultural significance, as well as the find context and periodisation, could not be integrated into the long description due to technical problems at Museum Plus.

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Cataloguing data

Object type
Rubbing table
Dimensions
Height: 15,5 cm
Depth: 22,6 cm
Width: 22,6 cm
Andere Maße: Stärke (Arbeitsfläche): 2,0 cm
Material/Technique
Stone
Current location
Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Inventory number
IV Ca 41863

Provenance and sources

  • Production
    when
    700 - 1550
    where
    Costa Rica
    Punta Arenas
    Buenos Aires
    Llanos de Térraba
  • Assignment to a curated holding:
    American Archaeology

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