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Costa Rican Nicoya Vessel Zoomorphic Form

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Costa Rican Nicoya Vessel Zoomorphic Form

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Pre-Columbian, Central America, Costa Rica, Nicoya region, ca. 200 to 600 CE. An adorable pottery vessel in the form of a seated zoomorph adorned with black-on-red painted decoration of woven and geometric motifs. Resting upon 4 folded, slender legs, the stylized animal displays sizable eyes beneath narrowed brows, a round nose on a protruding snout, an open mouth, and a short tail. Size: 5.8" Diameter x 3" H (14.7 cm x 7.6 cm)

Provenance: private New York, New York, USA collection; ex-James Grant collection, Southern California, USA, collected during the 1950s

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Condition

Professionally repaired and restored with some expected nicks and abrasions, but otherwise in very good condition with nice remaining pigments and light earthen deposits.

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Costa Rican Nicoya Vessel Zoomorphic Form

Name: Costa Rican Nicoya Vessel Zoomorphic Form
SKU: 145341423
Price: 200 USD
Availability: InStock

Estimate $400 - $600

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