The Fralin Museum of Art

Bookmark: https://collection.museum.virginia.edu/objects-1/info/5196

Metate

1 CE - 500 CE
Central America, Guatemala, Atlantic Watershed

Pre-Columbian Artist (active 14th century BCE - 15th century)

1st century CE - 6th century CE

Volcanic stone, 7 1/2 x 14 x 12 in.

Gift of Leonard Dreyfus, 1994.21.4

Object Type: Material Culture

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Utilitarian
Mesoamerican
Precolumbian

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Exhibition List

This object was included in the following exhibitions:

Beyond Feasting: A Window into Ancient Mesoamerica The Fralin Museum of Art at the University of Virginia , 7/19/2018 - 1/13/2019
Object Study Gallery, 2019 Winter The Fralin Museum of Art at the University of Virginia , 1/18/2019 - 8/29/2019