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Métate, table à moudre le grain en forme de jaguar Culture Guanacaste Région de Nicoya, Costa Rica Fin de la période IV-Période V, 300-700 ap. J.-C.
Estimate
40,000 - 50,000 EUR
bidding is closed
Description
- Culture Guanacaste
- Métate, table à moudre le grain en forme de jaguar
- Andésite grise
- h. 32 cm ; 12 1/2 in et l. 60 cm ; 23 1/2 in
Provenance
Galerie Robert Vergne, Paris, 1974
Collection Barbier-Mueller, Genève, Inv. n° 521-10
Collection Barbier-Mueller, Genève, Inv. n° 521-10
Exhibited
Genève, Musée Barbier-Mueller, 30 janvier-24 mars 1992, Saint-Paul-de-Vence, Fondation Maeght, 11 avril-15 juin 1992, Barcelone, Fondation la Caixa, 25 novembre 1992-24 janvier 1993, Art millénaire des Amériques: de la découverte à l’admiration, 1492-1992
Lisbonne, Museu Calouste Gulbenkian, Arte pré-colombiana da colecção Barbier-Mueller, 23 mars-4 juin 1995
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
Barcelone, Museu Barbier-Mueller d’Art Precolombí, mai-juin 2005, Genève, Musée Barbier-Mueller, juin 2005, Aves y Felinos: artes comparadas. Birds and Felins: compared arts
Lisbonne, Museu Calouste Gulbenkian, Arte pré-colombiana da colecção Barbier-Mueller, 23 mars-4 juin 1995
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
Barcelone, Museu Barbier-Mueller d’Art Precolombí, mai-juin 2005, Genève, Musée Barbier-Mueller, juin 2005, Aves y Felinos: artes comparadas. Birds and Felins: compared arts
Literature
Art millénaire des Amériques: de la découverte à l’admiration, 1492-1992, 1992, pl. 83 p. 280
Arte pré-colombiana da colecção Barbier-Mueller, 1995, pl. 83
Ritual Arts of the New World: Pre-Columbian America, 2000, cat. 83, p. 318
Barbier-Mueller (Jean Paul), Fauria (Carmen), Guide de l’art précolombien, 1997, fig. 52, p. 68
Arts précolombiens de l’Amérique centrale dans les collections du musée Barbier-Mueller de Barcelone: Nicaragua, Costa Rica et Panamá, 2001, cat. 5, p. 157
Barbier-Mueller (Jean Paul), " Confidentiellement vôtre ", in Arts & Cultures, 2003, p. 255
Aves y Felinos: artes comparadas. Birds and Felins: compared arts, 2005, p. 64-65
Geoffroy-Schneiter (Bérénice), Arts premiers: Indiens, Eskimos & Aborigènes, 2006, p. 175
Arte pré-colombiana da colecção Barbier-Mueller, 1995, pl. 83
Ritual Arts of the New World: Pre-Columbian America, 2000, cat. 83, p. 318
Barbier-Mueller (Jean Paul), Fauria (Carmen), Guide de l’art précolombien, 1997, fig. 52, p. 68
Arts précolombiens de l’Amérique centrale dans les collections du musée Barbier-Mueller de Barcelone: Nicaragua, Costa Rica et Panamá, 2001, cat. 5, p. 157
Barbier-Mueller (Jean Paul), " Confidentiellement vôtre ", in Arts & Cultures, 2003, p. 255
Aves y Felinos: artes comparadas. Birds and Felins: compared arts, 2005, p. 64-65
Geoffroy-Schneiter (Bérénice), Arts premiers: Indiens, Eskimos & Aborigènes, 2006, p. 175
Condition
Usure de surface visible, petits éclats, bon état général
Visible wear to the surface, small chips, good condition overall
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NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."