Property from the Collection of Dr. Joseph D. Lichtenberg
Costa Rican Jaguar Effigy Vessel, Guanacaste/Nicoya, circa AD 1000 - 1500
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November 22, 07:07 PM GMT
Estimate
3,000 - 5,000 USD
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Property from the Collection of Dr. Joseph D. Lichtenberg
Costa Rican Jaguar Effigy Vessel, Guanacaste/Nicoya, circa AD 1000 - 1500
Height: 12 1/4 in (31.2 cm)
Galeria Los Arcos, San Juan, Puerto Rico
Dr. Joseph D. Lichtenberg, Baltimore, acquired from the above in February 1979
Dr. Joseph D. Lichtenberg, Baltimore, acquired from the above in February 1979
The fierce feline head projects from the globular vessel, with muscular forelegs and supported on tall tripod legs containing rattles. Wearing a serrated bib as if shaking, and adorned with the characteristic silhouette zoomorphic creatures over the limbs and surrounding the broad neck.
As a nocturnal hunter, the jaguar was considered the sun devouring deity, and the small silhouette jaguars embellishing the body are considered the stars revealed by the night sky.
For the type, see Julie Jones, Michael Kan, Michael J. Snarskis, Between Continents, Between Seas, Precolumbian Art of Costa Rica, New York, 1981, p. 197, cat. no. 107.
As a nocturnal hunter, the jaguar was considered the sun devouring deity, and the small silhouette jaguars embellishing the body are considered the stars revealed by the night sky.
For the type, see Julie Jones, Michael Kan, Michael J. Snarskis, Between Continents, Between Seas, Precolumbian Art of Costa Rica, New York, 1981, p. 197, cat. no. 107.
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