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Depiction of a jaguar

Rubbing bowl in the shape of a jaguar metate The oval rubbing plate forms the body of the jaguar; the rim is decorated with relief ornaments; at one end is the head with bared teeth; the pattern of the fur is reproduced by the relief; the feet of the metate are also modelled on jaguar legs; the tail is wrapped around the hind legs.

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Cataloguing data

Object type
Stone grater bowl
Dimensions
Height: 24 cm
Depth: 37 cm
Width: 87 cm
Material/Technique
Stone
Current location
Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Inventory number
IV Ca 4300

Provenance and sources

  • Production
    when
    1000 AD - 1543
    where
    Costa Rica
    Diquís
  • Collecting
    who
    Prof. Seebach - Collectors
  • Assignment to a curated holding:
    American Archaeology

Information about the record

Legal status metadata
CC BY-SA 4.0 DEED
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