Costa Rica Jaguar Effigy Metate, Monkey Caryatids
Updated August 26, 2026
| Lot number | 0101 |
| Estimate | $1,000 - $1,500 |
| Opening bid | $500 |
| Auction | DAY 1 Pre-Columbian, Native American, Fossils |
| Date | September 15, 2026 at 11:00 AM EDT |
| Auction house | Artemis Fine Arts |
| Location | Louisville, Colorado |
Pre-Columbian, Costa Rica, Atlantic Watershed region, ca. 1000–1400 CE. A jaguar arches its back to become furniture: this carved gray volcanic stone metate rests its rectangular grinding plate on
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