A Costa Rican Decorated Stone Metate, ca. 800 - 1200 CE Funerary & Religious Equipment “Etruscan-Campanian Antefixes and Other Terracottas

“Etruscan-Campanian Antefixes and Other Terracottas from Italy at the Johns Hopkins University

separately made

Provenance:  Private New Jersey collection

Region: Yuendumu

A Costa Rican Decorated Stone Metate, ca. 800 - 1200 CE Funerary & Religious Equipment “Etruscan-Campanian Antefixes and Other TerracottasThe metate is a type of grinding platform found in the ancient Americas; its forms vary from simple utilitarian to highly decorated ceremonial models. The curved grinding plate on this volcanic stone metate is decorated on the underside in raised relief with a central stylized figure having a human body and rectangular head, with the front leg incorporated as a long snout. The edge of the plate features a wide herringbone border. The plate stands on