Lot 53
A Costa Rican Greystone Metate
Sale 1003 - Ethnographic & Tribal Art
Jul 13, 2022
10:00AM CT
Online / Chicago
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Lot Description
A Costa Rican Greystone Metate
Huetar, Circa 900-1500 A.D.
Length 27 1/2 inches (70 cm).
Property from the Collection of Maria Perry, Lexington, Kentucky
Provenance:
Andre Emmerich Inc., New York; where acquired by the present owner, 4 January 1974.
Exhibited:
New York, New York, Pre-Columbian Exhibition, Andre Emmerich Gallery, 8 December- 2 January, 1974, Cat. no. CB-255.
Kentucky, Lexington, Bluegrass Collectors, University of Kentucky Art Museum, 27 August - 22 October 1989 (Loan no. 89.72.1).
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