#ceremonal

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Deity Figure (Zemí), 13th–15th century,

This zemí image created out of a fine-grained sandstone was likely used as a stand in ceremonies performed at prescribed times throughout the year involving a vegetal entheogen known as cohoba.

Sandstone,

H. 24 in. × W. 7 1/4 in. × D. 8 7/8 in. (61 × 18.4 × 22.5 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York