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THBCosta Rican Basalt Mano w/ 2 Jaguar Heads
Lot 205
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Artemis Gallery
686 S Taylor Ave, Ste 106
Louisville, CO 80027
United States
Selling antiquities, ancient and ethnographic art online since 1993, Artemis Gallery specializes in Classical Antiquities (Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Near Eastern), Asian, Pre-Columbian, African / Tribal / Oceanographic art. Our extensive inventory includes pottery, stone, metal, wood, glass and textil...Read more
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By Artemis Gallery
Oct 31, 2019
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2019-10-31 10:00:00
2019-10-31 10:00:00
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Our Halloween Day auction features classical antiquities, ancient and ethnographic art from cultures encompassing the globe, plus fine art. Artemis Gallery info@artemisgallery.com
Our Halloween Day auction features classical antiquities, ancient and ethnographic art from cultures encompassing the globe, plus fine art. Artemis Gallery info@artemisgallery.com
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- Lot Description
Pre-Columbian, Costa Rica, Central Highlands, Atlantic Watershed, ca. 1000 to 1400 CE. Quite RARE and finely carved from a single piece of volcanic stone, a janus-headed mano for a ceremonial metate presenting a jaguar head at each end. The sculptor of this piece successfully created expressive countenances; just look at those intimidating fangs and snarling snouts as well as those large leering eyes and laid back ears as if ready to pounce! Jaguar imagery symbolized power and might throughout the Pre-Columbian world; hence, warriors, rulers, hunters, and shamans alike associated themselves with this king of beasts, the largest and most powerful feline in the New World. Hence, a mano presenting not one but two jaguar countenances was particularly befitting iconography for a ceremonial metate! Size: 15" L x 1.875" in diameter (38.1 cm x 4.8 cm); 3.375" H (8.6 cm) on included custom stand.
Metate technology developed initially for the utilitarian purpose of grinding corn; however, the objects evolved into meaningful ritual objects, replete with strong iconography and intriguing sculptural forms. Examples with elaborate decorative carving and iconographic symbolism were sometimes used as thrones or to seat a departed lord on his journey to the afterlife. Perhaps this mano was intended for a special jaguar effigy metate!
Provenance: ex-Merrin Gallery, New York, New York, USA; ex-private Florida, USA collection, acquired in the 1990s
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#148190Normal age wear, but the details are still vivid and the form is intact. Superb!Condition
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