The metate is a type of grinding platform found in the ancient Americas
held by the Endowment for Biblical Research
and seashells such as Spondylus were viewed with equal importance
Hedjaz-At and assembling a personal collection that was published in 1958
likely a small-scale cult figure meant as a votive offering
A large Egyptian Atef Crown Feather Element, 25th Dynasty Jewelry - Beads The metate is a typeCast in bronze and preserved with a mottled green patina, this freestanding element represents a stylized component of the Atef crown, the headdress closely associated with Osiris. The form is articulated with a broad, gently curving upper section terminating in a rounded tip, rising from a flattened central shaft, representing a feather. At the lower right, a small attenuated uraeus, the rearing cobra emblem of royal and divine authority,