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Pre-Columbian Costa Rican Urn

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Group of 2 Pre-Columbian urns.: A group of two Pre-Columbian pottery urns. Costa Rica / Ecuador. Largest: 23"h w/o stand. Smallest: 21 1/2"h w/o stand. Provenance: The Alvin M. Cohen Collection, Bethesda MD.

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Nicoya Polychrome Pottery Coati Urn, ex-Sotheby's: Pre-Columbian, Costa Rica/Nicaragua, Nicoya Peninsula, ca. 1000 to 1400 CE. This is a large pottery urn with a bulbous body, a wide opening at the top, and rounded tripod rattle legs. The body of the

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Nicoya Jaguar Urn - Costa Rica, ca. 1200 - 1500 AD: A beautiful Nicoya jaguar urn from Costa Rica, ca. 1200 - 1500 AD. This excellent Pataky Polychrome effigy vessel is 11-3/4 in. high and depicts a jaguar deity. It is elaborately decorated with the va

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Item Details

Description

A large urn with anthromorphic head, tripod feet and tail. Abstract design on shoulder. 15" H x 14" W; 10 lbs. Provenance: Ex collection, New York, NY

Condition

Restored from several fragments

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Pre-Columbian Costa Rican Urn

Name: Pre-Columbian Costa Rican Urn
SKU: 127832271
Price: 1200 USD
Availability: InStock

Estimate $2,500 - $3,500

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