An antique tripod metate with engraved decoration and openwork feet, in the stylized form of a bird, apparently a parrot, with a hooked beak and also openwork carving. Nicoya culture, Costa Rica A.D. 500-800 Volcanic stone, with age-related wear and numerous visible scratches, and beautiful age-related oxidation of the stone. H. 18 cm and L. 32 cm Provenance : Evrard de Rouvre Collection, Paris, ca. 1970 Transmitted by descent