Lot of 4 Proto-Mayan Stone Celts
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Pre-Columbian, Central America, Mayan Territories, Guatemala or El Salvador, ca. 300 to 100 BCE. A lovely grouping of four stone celts in varying sizes and forms, and all with tapering edged ends. The largest has a rough surface and a grey surface with beige earthen deposits; the second largest has a mottled green surface with curving grey streaks on the surface; the third largest has a smooth dark green/grey surface and an elongated profile, and the smallest has a rough grey surface with a smooth edged terminal. Size of largest: 2.25" L x 1.75" W x 6.5" H (5.7 cm x 4.4 cm x 16.5 cm)
Provenance: private Boulder, Colorado, USA collection
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#124463
Pre-Columbian, Central America, Mayan Territories, Guatemala or El Salvador, ca. 300 to 100 BCE. A lovely grouping of four stone celts in varying sizes and forms, and all with tapering edged ends. The largest has a rough surface and a grey surface with beige earthen deposits; the second largest has a mottled green surface with curving grey streaks on the surface; the third largest has a smooth dark green/grey surface and an elongated profile, and the smallest has a rough grey surface with a smooth edged terminal. Size of largest: 2.25" L x 1.75" W x 6.5" H (5.7 cm x 4.4 cm x 16.5 cm)
Provenance: private Boulder, Colorado, USA collection
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.
#124463
Condition
All have surface wear commensurate with age and use and expected roughness. Largest has losses to ends and earthen deposits throughout; second-largest has extensive pitting and erosion to surface; third-largest has minor losses to edged end, sides, and handle end; and smallest is a fragment of a larger tool and has losses to sides and cutting edge.
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Lot of 4 Proto-Mayan Stone Celts
Estimate $200 - $300
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