PRE-COLUMBIAN FELINE FORM METATE

**Originally Listed At $7500** Pre-Columbian, Costa Rica, Atlantic Watershed, ca. 800 to 1200 CE. A jaguar effigy metate depicting the wild feline standing on all fours with a broad, slightly convex b

Pre-Columbian carved stone jaguar form metate (corn grinding platform) with two stone tools. 8 1/2"H x 27 1/2"W x 13"D

Pre-Columbian, North Central Peru, Chimu/Inca, ca. 1470 to 1523 CE. A lively blackware pottery vessel with a near-spherical body and a flared spout, the body in the form of a jaguar head featuring an

Pre-Columbian, Maya Territories, ca. 200 to 900 CE. A green-grey volcanic stone metate (metlatl) with sturdy tripod legs and a head that - combined with the stiff back - calls to mind a turtle or poss

**First Time At Auction** Pre-Columbian, North Coast Peru, Chimu culture, ca. 1100 to 1470 CE. A hand-built blackware pottery canteen of a round-bottomed form with a projecting feline-form spout that

Pre-Columbian, Costa Rica, Pacific Slope, ca. 900 to 1530 CE. One of the finest metates we have ever had the honor of handling, depicting a fierce jaguar with a large table/seat, expertly carved from

Zoomorphic metate, the four legs slightly bent at the knee, and with two heads or a head and a stumpy tail. Pre-Columbian form, but we are unable to determine age. Approx. 9" L x 5" W x 3 1/2" H.

Pre-Columbian, Southern Peru, Nazca, ca. 200 to 400 CE. Stunning polychrome pottery bridge-spouted, round bottomed vessel depicting two Nazca underworld demons in dramatic feline form, bodies depictin

**Originally Listed At $300** Pre-Columbian, North Coast Peru, Chimu, ca. 1100 to 1470 CE. A hand-built brownware pottery vessel of a sizable form with a flat base, a conical, gourd-shaped body, a rai

Pre-Columbian, Costa Rica, Atlantic Watershed, ca. 800 to 1400 CE. A superb jaguar metate expertly carved from a single piece of volcanic stone, standing on 4 stable legs with attention to the curvatu

**Originally Listed At $500** Pre-Columbian, Costa Rica, Pacific Slope, Diquis/Nicoya region, ca. 800 to 1200 CE. Carved from a single piece of volcanic stone, a metate depicting an animal, perhaps a

Pre-Columbian, Peru, Sican/Lambayeque Valley, ca. 800 to 1000 CE. Cute pottery bridge spouted vessel with working whistle. Twin globes of rounded form support a feline on one side and flattened spout

Stirrup Spout Vessel in the Form of a Feline, possibly a Jaguar, Peru, Moche Mouche style, pinkish tan ceramic with black and red geometric paint, 8.5 x 8.5 x 4.5 inches,

Pre-Columbian, northern Peru, Vicus culture, ca. 200 BCE to 600 CE. An adorable pottery vessel in the form of a feline, perhaps a jaguar, holding her head high to reveal a mouth full of fangs. The con

**Originally Listed At $550** Pre-Columbian, North Coast Peru, Chimu culture, ca. 1100 to 1470 CE. A hand-built blackware pottery vessel in the form of a seated feline, perhaps representative of a fie

Pre-Columbian, Central Coast Peru, Chimu, ca. 1100 to 1470 CE. A charming blackware stirrup vessel in the form of a seated Chimu lord holding a petite feline, likely a jaguar. The figure gazes forward

**First Time At Auction** Pre-Columbian, Northern Coast of Peru, Cupisnique / Chavin culture, ca. 1250 to 500 BCE. A superb hand-carved red-jasper jar in the form of a miniature feline - a puma or jag

Pre-Columbian, Costa Rica, Atlantic Watershed, ca. 800 to 1200 CE. A very nice example of a jaguar effigy metate depicting the wild feline standing on all fours with a broad, slightly convex back/tabl

Large Pre-Columbian Nicoya or Mayan metate and mano grinding stone in tripod zoomorphic form, jaguar, Costa Rica, includes paperwork and photo from original 1971 sale. Good condition, chips and inclus

Pre-Columbian, North Coast Peru, Chavin, ca. 1200 to 500 BCE. A beautiful miniature feline pendant, hand-carved from a chalky white shell and embellished with finely-incised designs. The form depicts

Pre-Columbian, Central America, Costa Rica, Atlantic Watershed, ca. 1st to 6th century CE. A large ceremonial mace head made from stone into the form of a double headed creature - perhaps a bird or fe

**Originally Listed At $1000** Pre-Columbian, South Coast Peru, Nazca, ca. 1st to 6th century CE. A hand-built and highly burnished pottery vessel of spherical form with a round base, a sloped upper b

Panama, Pacific slope. Carved in the form of a jaguar with cross hatched details on legs (one missing), tail and head. 6"h. 16"w. 9"d.

Pre-Columbian, Central America, Costa Rica, Chiriqui culture, ca. 500 to 1000 CE. A hand-built pottery vessel in the form of a traditional grinding platform called a metate. The quadruped container is