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Costa Rican Votive Grinding Stone Metate

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Costa Rican Votive Grinding Stone Metate

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Description

Pre-Columbian, Costa Rica, Atlantic Watershed region, ca. 800 to 1400 CE. Carved from a single piece of volcanic stone, a nice metate, skillfully carved and embellished with two protrusions at one end, perhaps representing zoomorphic heads, with a curved grinding tablet and a tripod base. A lovely example! Size: 9.25" L x 5" W x 5.125" H (23.5 cm x 12.7 cm x 13 cm)

Compare with similar examples in the Birmingham and Bowers Museum of Art.

Provenance: private collection of William Leazer & Bill Swann; Dallas, Texas, USA

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Condition

Small loss to grinding table as shown. Expected surface wear, overall very good.

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Costa Rican Votive Grinding Stone Metate

Name: Costa Rican Votive Grinding Stone Metate
SKU: 54305460
Price: 800 USD
Availability: InStock

Estimate $800 - $1,200

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Starting Price $400

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