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Small, rounded hard stones such as this example were mounted to a wooden handle and used to polish stone sculptures in ancient Mesoamerica.
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Title: Ritual Stone (pulidor)
Date: 12th–8th century BCE
Geography: Mexico, Mesoamerica
Culture: Olmec
Medium: Stone
Dimensions: H. 1 in. (2.5 cm)
Classification: Stone-Implements
Credit Line: Gift of Arthur M. Bullowa, 1989
Accession Number: 1989.314.12
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