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3 Costa Rican & 2 Maya Stone Celts

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Description

Pre-Columbian, Central America, Costa Rica, ca. 600 to 1200 CE; southern Mexico to Guatemala, Maya, ca. 250 to 900 CE. A fine selection of 5 hand-carved stone celts from ancient Mesoamerica. First are 3 Costa Rican celts: 1 with a spade-shaped body and white caliche as well as 2 light brown-beige celts with tapered petaloid bodies. Next are 2 Maya stone celts of either columnar or petaloid forms, each with a sharpened cutting edge and smooth surfaces. Size of largest (Maya gray celt): 2.96" L x 1.17" W (7.5 cm x 3 cm)

Provenance: private Lumberton, Texas, USA collection, acquired before 2010

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Condition

Each piece has nicks and abrasions commensurate with age as well as some areas of light roughness, otherwise intact and very good. Nice surface smoothness across most surfaces.

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3 Costa Rican & 2 Maya Stone Celts

Name: 3 Costa Rican & 2 Maya Stone Celts
SKU: 131014150
Price: 125 USD
Availability: InStock

Estimate $350 - $525

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