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Costa Rican Ceremonial Zoomorphic Mace Head

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Costa Rican Ceremonial Zoomorphic Mace Head

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Description

Pre-Columbian, Central America, Costa Rica, Greater Nicoya or Atlantic Watershed, Period IV, ca. 300 to 500 CE. A hand-carved stone mace head of bulbous form with a protruding zoomorphic head of abstract form on one side and a deep socketing shaft on the other. The intriguing creature perhaps represents a serpent or a large feline and features deep orbitals, a slightly raised nose, enormous fangs, and petite ears protruding from the temples; 2 recessed cavities are drilled near the mandible corners. Size: 3.6" L x 2.7" W x 2.25" H (9.1 cm x 6.9 cm x 5.7 cm); 6.4" H (16.3 cm) on included custom stand.

Provenance: private New York, New York, USA collection; ex-prominent lawyer Stanley L. Kaufman (d. 1983) collection

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Condition

Minor abrasions and earthen deposits, with light softening to some finer details, otherwise intact and excellent. Great surface texture.

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Costa Rican Ceremonial Zoomorphic Mace Head

Name: Costa Rican Ceremonial Zoomorphic Mace Head
SKU: 155722673
Price: 525 USD
Availability: InStock

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