Two Pre-Columbian Metates

El Salvador, Mayan or Pipil, circa 500 - 1000 A.D., utilitarian implements carved from volcanic stone, 2.75 x 14 x 9 in. and 3 x 9 x 8 in.

The Miguel A. Figueroa Collection, Chapel Hill, NC, acquired 1960s-1970s

Both pieces show wear from use; each with minor rim losses.

$200 - 300