A Costa Rican Decorated Stone Metate, ca. 800 - 1200 CE Funerary & Religious Equipment The original pendant was found

The original pendant was found inside a gilded chest in the king's treasury

(1989) The Israel Museum

Although it is the earlier of the two crowns ever to be depicted

The Colima culture flourished on the Pacific coast of Mexico from about 200 BCE to 300 CE

A Costa Rican Decorated Stone Metate, ca. 800 - 1200 CE Funerary & Religious Equipment The original pendant was foundThe 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