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Costa Rican Stone Mace - Turkey Vulture Form

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Description

**First Time At Auction**

Pre-Columbian, Costa Rica, ca. 500 to 1000 CE. A stylized mace head, carved from a rough yellow stone with dark inclusions, with an overall rounded form and features depicting a turkey vulture (or zopilotes), an avian species native to Costa Rica. It also has a biconically-drilled hole to accept a wooden shaft. Size: 2.75" L (7 cm).

Provenance: private Rochester, Michigan, USA collection

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Condition

Some roughness to surface and fading to carved details, otherwise very good.

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Costa Rican Stone Mace - Turkey Vulture Form

Name: Costa Rican Stone Mace - Turkey Vulture Form
SKU: 59444472
Price: 125 USD
Availability: InStock

Estimate $250 - $350

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