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Unknown — Costa Rican stone effigy mace head, Guanacaste / Nicoya, Period IV, AD 1-500
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Costa Rican stone effigy mace head, Guanacaste / Nicoya, Period IV, AD 1-500

An ancient Costa Rican stone effigy mace head from the Guanacaste/Nicoya region, dated to Period IV (AD 1-500). This pre-Columbian artifact demonstrates sophisticated stone carving and likely served ceremonial or martial purposes.

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June 28, 2021

Estimate: $3,000$5,000

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Unknown, Costa Rican stone effigy mace head, Guanacaste / Nicoya, Period IV, AD 1-500

An ancient Costa Rican stone effigy mace head from the Guanacaste/Nicoya region, dated to Period IV (AD 1-500). This pre-Columbian artifact demonstrates sophisticated stone carving and likely served ceremonial or martial purposes.

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

Related themes

Tribal, Costa Rican, Artifact, Figure, Weapon, Sculpture, Stone, Pre-Columbian, Earthy, Ancient

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Collected by

Richard Caswell, Sebastián Naranjo, Jonah Handel, Musée d'Art Moderne de Paris, Ethan Elkins, Alex Capecelatro, Mihail Lari, Cleveland Museum of Art