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Hidden Harmony: An Exquisite Private Collection — Costa Rican Stone Jaguar Metate, Atlantic Watershed Region Period VI, circa AD 1000 - 1500
Hidden Harmony: An Exquisite Private Collection

Costa Rican Stone Jaguar Metate, Atlantic Watershed Region Period VI, circa AD 1000 - 1500

A Costa Rican stone jaguar metate from the Atlantic Watershed Region, dated to AD 1000-1500. This ceremonial grinding stone exemplifies the sophisticated artistic and functional traditions of pre-Columbian Central America.

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Auction House · Sotheby's

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Art of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas

May 11, 2021

Estimate: $8,000 – $12,000

Lot 95

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Hidden Harmony: An Exquisite Private Collection, Costa Rican Stone Jaguar Metate, Atlantic Watershed Region Period VI, circa AD 1000 - 1500

A Costa Rican stone jaguar metate from the Atlantic Watershed Region, dated to AD 1000-1500. This ceremonial grinding stone exemplifies the sophisticated artistic and functional traditions of pre-Columbian Central America.

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Sotheby's, New York, London, Hong Kong, Paris

Related themes

Ceremonial, Mesoamerica, Archaeological, Stone Jaguar, Metate, Pre-Columbian, Costa Rica, AD 1000-1500

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