The metate was originally used as a means of transforming maize into flour for human consumption. However, it was also used in religious rituals as a primary mortuary symbol, which promised rebirth and new life. This circular metate was most likely buried in the tomb of a powerful person as a tool of transformation in the human life cycle. Four human figures support the circular metate plate, which is decorated with whom this metate was buried. Was he a chieftain or a strong leader of great men?