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Lot 250
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Petit metate en forme de jaguar Région centrale du Costa Rica Période VI, 1000-1400 ap. J.-C.

Estimate
10,000 - 12,000 EUR
bidding is closed

Description

  • Petit metate en forme de jaguar
  • Pierre volcanique grise avec traces de peinture blanche
  • h. 10,5 cm ; 4 1/4 in et l. 27,5 cm ; 10 3/4 in

Provenance

Collection Chambolle-Tournon, Paris, années 1960
Collection Barbier-Mueller, Genève, Inv. n° 521-61

Exhibited

Barcelone, Museu Barbier-Mueller d’Art Precolombí, 29 novembre 2000-7 mai 2001, Paris, Maison de l’Amérique latine, 14 juin-9 septembre 2001, Arts précolombiens de l’Amérique centrale dans les collections du musée Barbier-Mueller de Barcelone: Nicaragua, Costa Rica et Panamá

Literature

Arts précolombiens de l’Amérique centrale dans les collections du musée Barbier-Mueller de Barcelone: Nicaragua, Costa Rica et Panamá, 2001, cat. 17, p. 179

Condition

Bon état de conservation. Petits éclats visibles sur la bordure du plateau et sur la patte avant-gauche Good condition overall. Small chips visible on the rim, and the front left foot
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