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Mace - Costa Rica
Weapon mace carved with an insect.
Carved, polished and drilled speckled stone.
Provenance: Former Alvaro Guillot-Munoz collection, 1935-1950
Bibliography: "Jade in Ancient Costa Rica", Metropolitan Museum of Art Editions, Julie Jones, page 76, plate 56 for a very similar piece.
REGION: Guanacaste, Costa Rica
MATERIAL: Stone
TIME: Late Period IV, 100 to 500 A.D.
DIMENSION: 5 x 10.5 x 6 cm
(Plinth)
Ref: BSF1PMV66U