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Basalt Sculptures : Basalt Mortar Featuring an Avian Masked Man
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Basalt Mortar Featuring an Avian Masked Man - CK.0502
Origin: Costa Rica
Circa: 500
AD
to 1000
AD
Dimensions:
15.75" (40.0cm) high
x 9.5" (24.1cm) wide
Collection: Pre-Columbian
Medium: Basalt
$9,000.00
Location: United States
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One of the most exciting things to discover is a
work of art that has more than one function. The
mortars and metates of Ancient Costa Rica are
just such objects that have a utilitarian purpose,
as well as being tools of propaganda. People
today still grind corn and other foods on hard
volcanic stone. The mortar, such as this delightful
and lovely example, is perfectly designed to sit
next to and use comfortably. While using it a
person would have been aware that is was made
for an important individual of the elite classes,
and reminded of the fact it was the nobility who
kept the land free from invasion and the food
plentiful.
- (CK.0502)
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