A few examples of appraisal values for
METATE

• PRE-COLUMBIAN CARVED STONE
  PRE-COLUMBIAN CARVED STONE CEREMONIAL METATEPre-Columbian Carved Stone Ceremonial Metate , 400-1000 A.D., possibly Nicaragua, volcanic tuff, incised geometric designs, h. 6 in., w. 15 1/4 in., d. 9 1/2 in Provenance: Collection of Brooke and Maria Fox, Metairie, LA
• A MEXICAN MANO AND METATE SETA
  A MEXICAN MANO AND METATE SETA Mexican mano and metate set, 20th Century Comprising a rectangular metate, a flat mano and a rounded mano, 3 pieces Metate: 12" H x 21" W x 14" D Provenance: The James M. Cole Collection, Visalia, CA Dimensions: Metate: 12" H x 21" W x 14" D Provenance: The James M. Cole Collection, Visalia, CA
• STONE METATE. South or Central
  STONE METATE. South or Central America. Hardstone with three legs. 7"h. 16"w. 9.5"d.
• A CHUMASH METATE GRINDING STONE A
  A CHUMASH METATE GRINDING STONE A Chumash metate grinding stone, 14" x 20" x 5.25"
• Precolumbian carved stone metate
  Precolumbian carved stone metate with stylized head at one end Costa Rica 1 3/4 in. H. 17 3/4 X 9 1/8 in. Estimate $ 200-300 There is considerable weathering.
• COSTA RICAN STONE METATE - ABSTRACT
  COSTA RICAN STONE METATE - ABSTRACT JAGUAR HEADSPre-Columbian, Costa Rica, Atlantic Watershed, ca. 100 to 500 CE. A hand-carved stone grinding platform known as a metate supported atop a quartet of thick feline legs. The rectangular vessel is flanked by a pair of abstract jaguar heads - each with protruding eyes, raised whiskers, slender snouts, and perky ears - and the peripheries of the basin rim are incised with decorative zigzagging bands. Metate technology developed initially for the utilitarian purpose of grinding corn; however, the objects evolved into meaningful ritual objects, replete with strong iconography and intriguing sculptural forms. Size: 11.625" L x 4.625" W x 3.875" H (29.5 cm x 11.7 cm x 9.8 cm) Provenance: ex-private Bishop Family Trust collection, the Trust of the late Bill Bishop, a noted antiquarian with shops in Scottsdale, Arizona and Allenspark, Colorado, USA, acquired before 2010 All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back. A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids. We ship worldwide and handle all shipping in-house for your convenience. #172942 Condition: Repair to area of basin rim and one leg, with small chips and light adhesive residue along break lines. Nicks to jaguar heads, legs, and basin, with softening to some finer details, and coarse surface texture in scattered areas.
• LARGE CASAS GRANDES STONE MANO &
  LARGE CASAS GRANDES STONE MANO & TROUGH METATEPre-Columbian, North Mexico, Chihuahua, Casas Grandes (Paquime), ca. 1280 to 1450 CE. A large trough-style metate, carved from volcanic stone, displaying a porous surface with mottled hues of charcoal and ash grays, and a mano pecked from a smoky pink igneous rock. The metate is a rectangular shape with a wall around 3/4 of the sides to contain the ground material - the open front gently slopes upward to the back as the grinding surface. The deep groove from countless hours of scraping and grinding the hefty mano stone over the surface - interestingly the shape of the mano stone determined the wrist angle and therefore type of upward or downward stroke. Trough metates are similar to mortar and pestles in that they were developed as nether stones in food preparation such as grinding herbs and corn into flour, and other utilitarian purposes, such as pulverizing clay to temper fine particles. A great example of this large tool! Size (metate): 16" L x 14.25" W x 7" H (40.6 cm x 36.2 cm x 17.8 cm); (mano): 10" L x 5" W (25.4 cm x 12.7 cm) Provenance: private Eagle, Colorado, USA collection, acquired in the 1990s All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back. A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids. PLEASE NOTE: Due to recent increases of shipments being seized by Australian & German customs (even for items with pre-UNESCO provenance), we will no longer ship most antiquities and ancient Chinese art to Australia & Germany. For categories of items that are acceptable to ship to Australia or Germany, please contact us directly or work with your local customs brokerage firm. Display stands not described as included/custom in the item description are for photography purposes only and will not be included with the item upon shipping. #168265 Condition: Stable cavities within the mano, old abrasions likely from use. Old loss to back exterior corner of metate and abrasions and chips throughout as expected with age. Metate trough has great signs of use, the bottom grinding surface is worn down from years of use and thin towards the front opening lip.
• A LARGE CARVED STONE METATEA
  A LARGE CARVED STONE METATEA large carved stone metate, Pre-historic or later 8" H x 20.5" W x 15.5" D Provenance: The James M. Cole Collection, Visalia, CA Dimensions: 8" H x 20.5" W x 15.5" D Provenance: The James M. Cole Collection, Visalia, CA
• PRE-COLUMBIAN CORN METATES y MANO /
  PRE-COLUMBIAN CORN METATES y MANO / CORN GRINDER AND PESTLE: Volcanic rock construction Metates is the bowl or mortar measuring 2 3/4'' h. x 15'' x 11'' the mano or pestle / grinder stick measures 7 1/2'' long.
• NATIVE AMERICAN GRIND STONE.
  NATIVE AMERICAN GRIND STONE. Round basin metate and a one handed mano grinding stone. 14" diameter.
• MONUMENTAL PRE COLOMBIAN/STYLE
  MONUMENTAL PRE COLOMBIAN/STYLE STONE JAGUAR METATELatin American, large ovoid platform with head protruding from one end and tail from the other, four legged base, with incised geometric motifs on sides and tail, 10 x 40 x 16-5/8 in. Provenance: The Estate of Peter H. Tillou, Litchfield, Connecticut Condition: some chipping along edges, large breaks and repairs to center of body (visible from underneath), some marking throughout
• COSTA RICAN BASALT METATE -
  COSTA RICAN BASALT METATE - FELINE FORMPre-Columbian, Central America, Costa Rica, Greater Nicoya or Atlantic Watershed, Period IV, ca. 300 to 500 CE. A hand-carved basalt grinding platform called a metate in the form of an abstract feline standing on all fours. The slightly concave grinding platform has raised edges to mitigate spilling the freshly ground contents, and the feline's curved tail on the back acts as a functional handle. The protruding head exhibits elongated eyes, a squat snout with bared fangs, a furrowed brow, and a pair of perky ears. Elaborate linear motifs are incised across the brow and the exterior of each leg to create an eye-catching presentation. Metates were initially for the utilitarian purpose of grinding corn; however, the objects evolved into meaningful ritual objects, replete with strong iconography and intriguing sculptural forms. Size: 19.25" L x 11.125" W x 6.25" H (48.9 cm x 28.3 cm x 15.9 cm) Provenance: private New York, New York, USA collection; ex-Stanley L. Kaufman collection, prior to 1981 All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back. A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids. We ship worldwide and handle all shipping in-house for your convenience. #179589 Condition: Minor nicks and abrasions to head, body, legs, and tail, with softening to some finer details, light earthen deposits, and small chips around peripheries, otherwise intact and excellent. Great preservation to feline form.
• COSTA RICAN JAGUAR METATE
  COSTA RICAN JAGUAR METATE GRINDING STONE Costa Rican volcanic stone jaguar Metate or grinding stone, carved with a snarling jaguar head issuing from and oval grinding plate having a geometric band around the rim of the plate, the whole rising on two figural legs, one a human captive and the other appears to be a spirit or a chimera figure with a skull for a head. Approximate dimensions: h. 3.5", w. 6", d. 9.75".
• East Indian Limestone Spice Metate,
  East Indian Limestone Spice Metate, 19th century 3 x 13.75 x 8.5 in — 7.6 x 34.9 x 21.6 cm
• LATIN AMERICAN STONE JAGUAR
  LATIN AMERICAN STONE JAGUAR EFFIGY METATEpossibly Pre Columbian, ovoid convex platform with protruding head on one end and tail on the other, four legged base, incised geometric pattern at extremities, 8-3/4 x 29 x 15-1/4 in. Provenance: The Estate of Peter H. Tillou, Litchfield, Connecticut Condition: surface dirt and accretion, natural holes and anomalies, small chips to underside and feet
• LARGE LATIN AMERICAN STONE MACAW
  LARGE LATIN AMERICAN STONE MACAW METATEpossibly Pre Columbian, convex rectangular platform with head coming off of one end, three legged base, with carved geometric motif on sides, legs, and neck, 11-3/4 x 24-1/2 x 10-1/8 in. Provenance: The Estate of Peter H. Tillou, Litchfield, Connecticut Condition: anomalies natural to stone, crack and repair to proper right back leg, loss to beak
• PRE-COLUMBIAN CARVED STONE JAGUAR
  PRE-COLUMBIAN CARVED STONE JAGUAR FORM METATE (CORN GRINDING PLATFORM) WITH TWO STONE TOOLS. 8 1/2"H X 27 1/2"W X 13"DPre-Columbian carved stone jaguar form metate (corn grinding platform) with two stone tools., Dimensions: 8 1/2"H x 27 1/2"W x 13"D
• COSTA RICAN BASALT JAGUAR EFFIGY
  COSTA RICAN BASALT JAGUAR EFFIGY METATE**First Time At Auction** Pre-Columbian, Costa Rica, Atlantic Watershed, ca. 100 to 700 CE. A hand-carved basalt stone jaguar effigy grinding platform known as a metate, supported atop a quartet of thick feline legs. Carved from a single piece of volcanic stone, the sinuous tail curves inward to his foot creating a handle, and his head provides another grip. Metates were initially for the utilitarian purpose of grinding corn; however, the objects evolved into meaningful ritual objects, replete with strong iconography and intriguing sculptural forms. Size: 13.25" L x 4.5" W x 2.8" H (33.7 cm x 11.4 cm x 7.1 cm) Provenance: private New York, New York, USA collection; ex-prominent lawyer Stanley L. Kaufman collection All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back. A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids. We ship worldwide and handle all shipping in-house for your convenience. #178304 Condition: Intact and excellent. Softening to carved details. Light mineral and earthen deposits.
• LARGE LATIN AMERICAN STONE JAGUAR
  LARGE LATIN AMERICAN STONE JAGUAR METATEpossibly Pre Columbian, rectangular convex platform, openwork head, openwork three legged base, with geometric design at edges and neck, 10-3/4 x 28-1/2 x 12-1/2 in. Provenance: The Estate of Peter H. Tillou, Litchfield, Connecticut Condition: crack through center of body with repair, repair at neck joint to front leg, surface dirt and accretion, geometric motif worn and abraded, natural holes
• SMALL LATIN AMERICAN STONE JAGUAR
  SMALL LATIN AMERICAN STONE JAGUAR METATEpossibly Pre Columbian, convex circular platform with head protruding from one end and tail from the other, four legged base, incised geometric motifs, 4-3/8 x 12 x 5-5/8 in. Provenance: The Estate of Peter H. Tillou, Litchfield, Connecticut Condition: loss to depth of engravings, chip to center of underside
• LATIN AMERICAN STONE JAGUAR
  LATIN AMERICAN STONE JAGUAR METATEpossibly Pre Columbian, rectangular platform with head protruding from one end and tail from the other, four legged base, incised geometric motifs, 6-1/8 x 15-3/8 x 7-1/2 in. Provenance: The Estate of Peter H. Tillou, Litchfield, Connecticut Condition: slight loss to depth of engravings, anomalies
• TWO MEZCALA STANDING
  TWO MEZCALA STANDING FIGURESMexican, comprising: possibly 1800-1200 BCE, light green stone figure, with metal stand, 8-1/2 x 3-1/8 in.; dark gray stone figure with light gray inclusions, 7-1/2 x 2-1/4 in. Provenance: The Estate of Peter H. Tillou, Litchfield, Connecticut Condition: chips to stone on top of head and back of proper left leg, wear to stand; chips to head and proper left foot, lacking stand
• Mezcala jadeite stone figure;
  Mezcala jadeite stone figure; (400 BC). 3 5/8".
• A Pre-Columbian Stone Hacha Maya
  A Pre-Columbian Stone Hacha Maya porous igneous rock carved as a male figure wearing an animal headdress seated on a mythical beast with a crouching figure behind height 8 1/4 in. width 4 1/4 in. depth 7 in.
• TWO MEZCALA STONE MASKSMexican,
  TWO MEZCALA STONE MASKSMexican, comprising: small obsidian mask with large nose, hole through forehead, with metal stand, 4-1/8 x 3-3/4 in.; large pyramidal green stone mask, with metal stand, 5-1/4 x 5 x 2-3/4 in. Provenance: The Estate of Peter H. Tillou, Litchfield, Connecticut Condition: chips along edges, wear to stand; crack and possible repair across face and reverse, damage to chin area, wear to stand
• Two Mixtec Carved Stone Hachas c.
  Two Mixtec Carved Stone Hachas c. 900-1519 the first a green triangular stone banded with a groove the second a mottled black stone which tapers to a pointed edge height 1 in. and 1 1/2 in. respectively. Provenance: Fabacher/Griffiths; to Hanszen; to Museum of Fine Arts Houston 1965. Exhibition History: Each exhibited "Pre-Columbian Art from Middle America" Museum of Fine Arts Houston February 24 1966 - August 1 1966.
• TWO MEZCALA DIORITE FIGURESMexican,
  TWO MEZCALA DIORITE FIGURESMexican, possibly ancient, comprising: stone figure with holes under arms, with metal stand, figure, 10-3/4 x 3-1/2 in.; stone female figure with hands clasped in front, with metal stand, figure, 13-3/4 x 4-1/2 in. Provenance: Throckmorton Fine Art, Inc. (accompanied by receipt for $7,500 and $9,000); The Estate of Peter H. Tillou, Litchfield, Connecticut Condition: chips to top of head, bottom of proper left foot, and back of proper right leg, wear to arms of metal stand; damage to proper left leg, repairs to body near neck, wear to arms of stand
• A MEZCALA GREENSTONE HEADA
  A MEZCALA GREENSTONE HEADA Mezcala greenstone head, Pre-Columbian or later; Guerrero, Mexico The Mesoamerican carved greenstone head presented on a metal base 3.5" H x 2.75" W x 1.875" D Provenance: Throckmorton Fine Art, LLC, New York The Blake Byrne Collection, acquired from above Dimensions: 3.5" H x 2.75" W x 1.875" D Provenance: Throckmorton Fine Art, LLC, New York The Blake Byrne Collection, acquired from above
• A Mexican Metal Hand Wrought Bowl
  A Mexican Metal Hand Wrought Bowl In the shape of a large tropical fish, on three brass ball feet, the body of hammered copper, the front of brushed, with aluminum with a brass eye inset with a small agate stone, and with the tail inlaid in abalone, stamped o the underside wit a figurative image and "Metales...Hecho en Mexico...Handwrought...76".
• Mezcala Culture Standing Figure,
  Mezcala Culture Standing Figure, Mexico, Late Preclassic, 300-100 B.C., the type M4-M6 mottled gray/green stone figure having a head facing upwards with subtly molded features above a body with faint incised lines indicating arms held across the rounded chest, h. 6-3/4".
• TWO SMALL MEZCALA FIGURESMexican,
  TWO SMALL MEZCALA FIGURESMexican, two mottled green stone figures, with metal stands, largest, 5-1/2 in. Provenance: The Estate of Peter H. Tillou, Litchfield, Connecticut Condition: slight scratching, surface accretion, slight wear to metal stands
• THREE MESO-AMERICAN
  THREE MESO-AMERICAN ARTIFACTSThree Meso-American artifacts, to include a patinated stone adze blade, 8" l., a Pre-Columbian carved jadeite bead, and a "corn man" Carib type effigy carving, possibly of the Taino culture. Condition: As found, unrestored.
• MEZCALA STANDING FIGUREMexican,
  MEZCALA STANDING FIGUREMexican, possibly ancient, carved green stone standing male figure, with metal stand, figure, 12-1/4 x 3-7/8 in. Provenance: Throckmorton Fine Art, Inc. (accompanied by receipt dated September 29, 1997 for $11,000); The Estate of Peter H. Tillou, Litchfield, Connecticut Condition: slight cracking throughout stone, chip to back of proper right of head, support of metal stand is loose
• Mezcala jadeite stone figure. 3
  Mezcala jadeite stone figure. 3 7/8".
• CHAVIN STONE JAGUAR MORTAR FOR
  CHAVIN STONE JAGUAR MORTAR FOR CEREMONIAL HALLUCINOGENS...**Originally Listed At $1800** Pre-Columbian, North Coast Peru, Chavin / Cupisnique, ca. 900 to 500 BCE. A fantastical stone metate or mortar stone, carved into a standing zoomorph with heads projecting from both ends. The creatures are simplified to raised eyes and grinning mouth with square teeth - the inclusion of teeth suggest a fierce animal such as a jaguar or amphibian hybrid. Hybrid animals and transformation were part of the vibrant iconography of Chavin de Huantar temple. The basin is shallow and worn from use to grind or pulverize plant matter for other substances. The effort put into shaping a simple vessel / tool into a effigy indicates ritualistic use, perhaps grinding hallucinogens for a ceremony or pigments for anointment. Size: 12" L x 5" W x 7" H (30.5 cm x 12.7 cm x 17.8 cm) The relationship between the Chavin culture and the Cupisnique culture is not well understood and the subject of ongoing archaeological investigations., and the names are sometimes used interchangeably. The Chavin people lived in the northern Highland Andes, and their capital, Chavin de Huantar, is an UNESCO World Heritage Site. The artwork of Chavin represents the first widespread style in the Andes. The center of Chavin de Huantar is a massive, flat-topped pyramid, surrounded by lower platforms. Between 1200 and 500 BCE the pyramid space was used for religious ceremonies. The Old Temple, constructed very early in the history of the site, consists of a series of passageways built around a circular courtyard; within were carved stone monuments showing jaguars, serpents, and other figures with transformative and/or anthropomorphic features. At the very center is a towering stone stela depicting an anthropomorphic figure with a jaguar head and a human body, believed to be Lanzon, the chief deity of Chavin. Researchers believe that worshippers ingested hallucinogenic drugs and then were led in the dark through the labyrinthine passageways - the eerie acoustics and complicated floor plan purposefully designed to disorient people before entering the central courtyard and coming abruptly face-to-face with the snarling features of the god. The San Pedro plant has hallucinogenic properties; ritual participants who ingested the substance may have perceived themselves transforming into one of several powerful animals such as jaguars or serpents. Provenance: private Hawaii collection, acquired 2000 to 2010 All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back. A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids. We ship worldwide and handle all shipping in-house for your convenience. #177460 Condition: Old losses to rim as shown. Abrasions and chips, and softening to finer details. No repairs or restoration. Great condition.
• THREE MIXED METAL PLATESMexican,
  THREE MIXED METAL PLATESMexican, mid 20th century, round forms with mixed metal geometric forms, one with scalloped border, one with ball feet, marks one "Metales/Casados/Mexico", one "Metales/Hecho en Mexico/Handwrought", 5-1/2 in to 10-1/4 in. Condition: good condition