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Huge Pre-Columbian Costa Rican Stone Mortar

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Ancient Pre Columbian Costa Rican Stone Animal c.5th century AD.: Ancient Pre Columbian Stone Animal c.5th century AD. Size 3 3/4 inches high. A Costa Rican Stone Animal. Condition: ancient chips otherwise perfect. Provenance: from the estate of Robert Thompson of P

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Ancient Pre Columbian Costa Rican Stone Figure c.1000: Ancient Pre Columbian Costa Rican Stone Figure c.1000-1400 AD. Size 6 3/4 inches high. A Costa Rican seated male figure carved from volcanic basalt stone. condition. old chips and ware otherwise in go

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Pre columbian, Costa Rican Basalt Stone Figure Ca. 300 to 800 AD.: Pre columbian, Costa Rican Basalt Stone Figure Ca. 300 to 800 AD. Size 14 1/4 inches high. Carved basalt stone standing naked male figure thinking with his left hand on his chin, wearing headdress. Pr

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Pre columbian, Costa Rican Basalt Stone Figure Ca. 300 to 800 AD..: Pre columbian, Costa Rican Basalt Stone Figure Ca. 300 to 800 AD. Size 6 1/4 inches high. Carved basalt stone seated male figure thinking with his right hand on his chin. Provenance: EX: Seymour colle

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Ancient Pre Columbian Costa Rican Basalt Stone Trophy Head c.600 to 900 AD.: Ancient Pre Columbian Costa Rican Basalt STone Trophy Head c.600 to 900 AD. Size 4 inches high. Provenance: NY Lawyer collection 1970s-1980s.

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Rare Costa Rican Stone Metate w/ Owl Legs: **Originally Listed At $2200** Pre-Columbian, Costa Rica, Atlantic Watershed region, ca. 800 to 1400 CE. Carved from a single piece of porous, light grey volcanic stone, this is a ceremonial and ritua

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Large Choice Costa Rican Stone Metate & Grinding Stone: Pre-Columbian, Costa Rica, Atlantic Watershed, ca. 800 to 1200 CE. Hand-carved from a single piece of grey volcanic stone, this is a large ceremonial metate and accompanying round-edged grinding stone

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Costa Rican Stone Mace Head - Human Form: Pre-Columbian, Costa Rica, Linea Vieja, Atlantic Watershed, ca. 600 to 1000 CE. Wonderful greenstone mace head in the form of a human head. Carved and drilled facial features, biconically-drilled hole

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Ancient Pre Columbian Stone Head c.5th century AD.: Ancient Pre Columbian Stone Head c.5th century AD. Size of head 3 5/8 inches high. A Costa Rican Stone head of a man. Condition: ancient chips otherwise perfect. Provenance: from the estate of Robert

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Costa Rican Stone Standing Female, ex-Sotheby PB: Pre-Columbian, Costa Rica, Guapiles region, ca 1000 to 1400 CE. Fine carved stone image of a standing female, hands just below her perky breasts, hair in "corn-rolls" toes clearly delineated. A very f

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Huge Pre-Columbian Costa Rican Stone Mortar

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Description

Pre-Columbian, Mexico to Costa Rica, ca. 300 to 1200 CE. A massive stone mortar with a hefty base and thick walls that rise over a shallow basin, all worn smooth from centuries of weathering and use. Size: 9.5" L x 10.5" W x 11.9" H (24.1 cm x 26.7 cm x 30.2 cm)

Provenance: private Fayetteville, Arkansas, USA collection; ex-private Estate collection, Fayetteville, Arkansas, USA, acquired 1960 to 2024

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Condition

Chips, nicks, and abrasions as shown, as well as weathering and surface wear commensurate with age and use. Otherwise, intact and excellent nice signs of use and encrustations in areas.