Feline Mortar and Pestle

700–1 BCE Overall: 5.8 x 11 cm (2 5/16 x 4 5/16 in.) Source image
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Size suggests that this Chavín-style mortar and pestle were not used to grind bulky staples like corn, but instead pigments or plant hallucinogens used in religious rites to achieve spiritual insight and communion with cosmic forces. This set may come from Pacopampa, a site in...

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