Lot 575
A PRE-COLUMBIAN STONE EFFIGY METATE, CENTRAL REGION COSTA RICA, LATE PERIOD 1000-1400, in the form of a jaguar standing with snarling head leaning forward showing large teeth, tail arching to the back, incised on the appendages and perimeter of the square platform with concentric diamond and zigzag motifs. Height: 5 1/2" Width: 14 3/4" NOTE: Early accounts by the Spanish in 1502 reference "boards" that were used as funeral biers, other accounts reference the use of small tables to grind hallucinogenic items or tobacco, both which were often used in shamanic rituals. To the Spanish, this was seen as "pagan", leading to many of the tables being destroyed. A metate was usually carved from volcanic stone, the shape being of an animal and the designs could relate to fabric, brings most to believe they were carved of a shaman in his animal spirit form. As one of the main hunters in the rain forest, Jaguars held a very high place in Pre-Columbian religion.
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Condition:
With a large chip to the outer edge of the platform, with other chips to the entire surface. One front leg previously broken at the joint and reattached. No other major cracks or damages that are apparent.
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