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Aztec Stone Pounder w/ Pumpkins & Zoomorphic Handle

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Aztec Stone Pounder w/ Pumpkins & Zoomorphic Handle

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Description

**Originally Listed At $250**

Pre-Columbian, Central Mexico, Aztec Empire, ca. 1400 to 1521 CE. A finely-detailed pounder, hand-carved from a mottled grey stone with dark inclusions. The tool has a flat pounding face with a small indentation, rounded sides boasting a pair of coca leaves and a pair of pumpkins/gourds, and a handle comprised of a stylized rodent with a plump body and a sinuous tail. A small drilled hole underneath the rodent's abdomen allows for the pounder to be suspended when not in use. Size: 3" W x 3.125" H (7.6 cm x 7.9 cm).

Provenance: ex-collection of the late Peter Arnovick, San Francisco, California, USA before 1995

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Condition

Surface wear and abrasions commensurate with age and use, fading to some carved features on rodent, leaves, and gourds, small nicks to handle, body, and pounding face, and light roughness across most surfaces, otherwise intact and very good. Nice earthen deposits throughout. Pounding face has a relatively smooth texture from repeated use. Old inventory label beneath base.

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Aztec Stone Pounder w/ Pumpkins & Zoomorphic Handle

Name: Aztec Stone Pounder w/ Pumpkins & Zoomorphic Handle
SKU: 100261657
Price: 200 USD
Availability: InStock

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