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Jaguar Grinding Stone

c. 1000–1550

Costa Rica, Atlantic Watershed region

Medium
stone
Measurements
Overall: 16 x 22 x 43.5 cm (6 5/16 x 8 11/16 x 17 1/8 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of the Womens Council of the Cleveland Museum of Art 1964.34
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Not on view
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A rectangular basin is made from roughened brown, gray, and peach speckled stone. Four legs protrude from the bottom and a stylized jaguar head, teeth bared, is attached to one side. The legs are carved with a repeating diamond pattern, each diamond with a dot in the center. The pattern extends onto the jaguar's forehead, between large, round eyes.

Jaguar Grinding Stone

c. 1000–1550

Costa Rica, Atlantic Watershed region

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