Lot 0009

Jaguar Chorrera Valdivia Stone Mortar, 1500-500 BC

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Jaguar Chorrera Valdivia Stone Mortar, 1500-500 BC

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A Jaguar stone mortar, Chorrera / Valdivia Indigenous culture, Pre-Columbian c.1500-500 BC. Stylized jaguar of pale green mottled stone. Openwork curling tail, blocky body with a depression at the top, the squared openwork mouth with large bared fangs. Measures 7.5" wide, 3" deep, 4.75" high.
Provenance: ex. Sotheby's Pre-Columbian Art, June 2nd, 1999, Sale No 7321, Lot 30. (this paperwork included).