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Costa Rican Basalt Jaguar Effigy Metate

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Pre-Columbian, Costa Rica, Atlantic Watershed, ca. 100 to 700 CE. A hand-carved basalt stone jaguar effigy grinding platform known as a metate, supported atop a quartet of thick feline legs. Carved from a single piece of volcanic stone, the sinuous tail curves inward to his foot creating a handle, and his head provides another grip. Metates were initially for the utilitarian purpose of grinding corn; however, the objects evolved into meaningful ritual objects, replete with strong iconography and intriguing sculptural forms. Size: 13.25" L x 4.5" W x 2.8" H (33.7 cm x 11.4 cm x 7.1 cm)

Provenance: private New York, New York, USA collection; ex-prominent lawyer Stanley L. Kaufman collection

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Condition

Intact and excellent. Softening to carved details. Light mineral and earthen deposits.

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Costa Rican Basalt Jaguar Effigy Metate

Name: Costa Rican Basalt Jaguar Effigy Metate
SKU: 152001638
Price: 2550 USD
Availability: InStock

Estimate $1,200 - $1,800

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Starting Price $600

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