A Life in Ruins: Douglas Dawson, 35 Years of Art and Antiques 
13 July 2017
, Flying Panel Metate - Image 1 of 3
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A Life in Ruins: Douglas Dawson, 35 Years of Art and Antiques 
, Flying Panel Metate - Image 1 of 3
, Flying Panel Metate - Image 2 of 3
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Flying Panel Metate

Guanacaste-Nicoya, Costa Rica, 300-400 AD
carved Andesite stone 16 h × 29 w × 27 d in (41 × 74 × 69 cm)
estimate: $20,000–30,000
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provenance: Christie's | Private Collection

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Metate were traditionally used as a grinding platform for corn. It is thought that elaborate examples as this were used in the preparation of hallucinogenic substances and also possibly as ceremonial stools. It is carved of a single piece of volcanic stone using only stone tools.

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