Description:

Pre-Columbian, Costa Rica, Atlantic Watershed Region, ca. 800 to 1200 CE. A fascinating mortar hand-carved from volcanic stone to present a deep bowl and abstract, relief decoration of an anthropomorphic face - possibly a trophy or deity head - and a scrolling, zoomorphic figure. Size: 6.1" L x 5.2" W x 4" H (15.5 cm x 13.2 cm x 10.2 cm)

Provenance: private New York, New York, USA collection; ex-Stanley L. Kaufman collection, before 1993

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#181259

  • Condition: Expected weathering to surface with nicks and abrasions as shown. Otherwise, intact with light earthen deposits and nice signs of use.

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