Costa Rican Stone Metate - Abstract Jaguar Heads
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Description
Pre-Columbian, Costa Rica, Atlantic Watershed, ca. 100 to 500 CE. A hand-carved stone grinding platform known as a metate supported atop a quartet of thick feline legs. The rectangular vessel is flanked by a pair of abstract jaguar heads - each with protruding eyes, raised whiskers, slender snouts, and perky ears - and the peripheries of the basin rim are incised with decorative zigzagging bands. Metate technology developed 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: 11.625" L x 4.625" W x 3.875" H (29.5 cm x 11.7 cm x 9.8 cm)
Provenance: ex-private Bishop Family Trust collection, the Trust of the late Bill Bishop, a noted antiquarian with shops in Scottsdale, Arizona and Allenspark, Colorado, USA, acquired before 2010
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#172942
Provenance: ex-private Bishop Family Trust collection, the Trust of the late Bill Bishop, a noted antiquarian with shops in Scottsdale, Arizona and Allenspark, Colorado, USA, acquired before 2010
All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back.
A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids.
We ship worldwide to most countries and handle all shipping in-house for your convenience.
#172942
Condition
Repair to area of basin rim and one leg, with small chips and light adhesive residue along break lines. Nicks to jaguar heads, legs, and basin, with softening to some finer details, and coarse surface texture in scattered areas.
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Costa Rican Stone Metate - Abstract Jaguar Heads
Estimate $500 - $750
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