PRE-COLUMBIAN STONE METATE COSTA RICA COA

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PRE-COLUMBIAN STONE METATE COSTA RICA COA:
$1295.00

For your considerationis this ancient tripodal (three-legged) metateor grinding stone carved from a single slab of volcanic rock, the rimembellished with a closely-spaced notch design representing a stylized friezeof ritual trophy-heads.

Ancient utensils of this type were used for variouspurposes; to grind corn and other foodstuffs

into flour and also as ceremonialparaphernalia; metates often formedpart of the mortuary furnishings.

Numerous unused metateshave been recovered from graves without their (usually) accompanying manos orgrinding stones, pointing to a significance greater than exclusively utilitarian grinding. In view of the frequencyand importance of the metate as a burial artifact, it appears to have beensymbolically associated with life, death and rebirth. The metate, given its ritual importance,may have also served as a throne.

The elaborate rim embellishment on this metate suggests a ceremonial function; it is oval in configurationwith a deeply concave surface and measures 20\" long x 13.5\" wide x 76/8\" high. It weighs a substantial 20.5 lbs. and aside from aninsignificant rim repair, it is in excellent unused condition, pointing to aceremonial function.

CEREMONIAL METATE

Atlantic Watershed, Costa Rica,

Pd. VI, 1000 C.E. - 1500 C.E.

$95shipping, delivery confirmation tracking service and insurance within contiguous USA.

NY residents add 8.63% sales tax.

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Payment is expected within two daysof sale\'s end.

Overseas buyer, add $295 shipping. Customs and other importation costs,if any, are the sole responsibility of the buyer.

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GUARANTEEOF AUTHENTICITYThe authenticity of this artifact is fully guaranteed by the seller, scholar andlongtime Senior Member

of the American Society of Appraisers (retired), certifiedPre-Columbian Art Specialist. Your figure will be carefully packed, insured and promptly shipped with asigned and registered

Certificate of Authenticity that includes a description, photo,dimension, cultural provenance and chronology.

If not to U.S. buyer’ssatisfaction, this artwork may be returned as shipped within thirty days ofpurchase

for a purchase price refund minus10% re-stocking fee for return of item in original condition and shippingmaterials.

Seller has been aconscientious collector and dedicated scholar of New World antiquities for overa half-century and has complied

withUNESCO, federal/local legislation. He has never consciously acquired, traded inor sold illicitly recovered antiquities.

CAVEATEMPTOR: The prospective buyer is advised to acquire New World antiquities ONLYfrom reputable Pre-Columbian Art specialists and pay a legitimate “Fair Market”price for authentic antiquities with legal provenance and bona-fide guaranteesof authenticity. A “Certificate of Authenticity” is only as valid as theissuer’s credentials and expertise. Unrealistically low prices for forgeries,reproductions, illegal or mis-attributed artifacts offered by uninformed orvenal vendors are ultimately neither true \"bargains\" nor prudentinvestments.