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Large Costa Rican Stone Metate (Grinding Table)

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Large Costa Rican Stone Metate (Grinding Table)

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Description

Pre-Columbian, Central America, Costa Rica, Guanacaste-Nicoya region, ca. 300 to 1200 CE. A hand-carved stone grinding table known as a metate exhibiting a curved platform that is raised on one end and supported by a trio of integral conical legs. Size: 16" L x 11" W x 9.3" H (40.6 cm x 27.9 cm x 23.6 cm)

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

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Condition

Small nicks and wear to surfaces, otherwise intact and very good. Great smoothness atop grinding surface.

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Large Costa Rican Stone Metate (Grinding Table)

Name: Large Costa Rican Stone Metate (Grinding Table)
SKU: 176828928
Price: 800 USD
Availability: InStock

Estimate $800 - $1,200

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Starting Price $400

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