Pestle

97-566-4

From: Mexico (uncertain)

Curatorial Section: American

Object Number 97-566-4
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Mexico (uncertain)
Culture Area Central American
Section American
Materials Stone
Description

Worn green-grey stone, with black speckles and brown lines. Long irregularly shaped cylinder with one pointed end. Called a "mano" when used with a wide metate for grinding corn.

Credit Line Gift of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, 1997
Other Number L-566-4 - Old Museum Number | 3982 - ANSP Number | 226 - Original Number

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