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Costa Rican Polychrome Pottery Figural Vessel

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Costa Rican Polychrome Pottery Figural Vessel

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Description

**Originally Listed At $700**

Pre-Columbian, Central America, Costa Rica, Greater Nicoya or Atlantic Watershed, Period IV, ca. 300 to 500 CE. A sizable pottery vessel of spherical, round-bottomed form with an abstract figure emerging from one side of the body. Protruding amongst the densely painted black and red motifs from one side is the head of a stylized man in a transformed pose bearing zoomorphic arms, legs, and torso. Emanating from the opposite side is a large, disembodied face with insectile antennae and a bulging forehead. Size: 9.125" W x 9.875" H (23.2 cm x 25.1 cm); 11.3" H (28.7 cm) on included custom stand.

Provenance: private New York, New York, USA collection; ex-Stanley L. Kaufman collection , before 1981

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Condition

Minor abrasions and small chips, with fading and craquelure to pigment, and light earthen deposits, otherwise in excellent condition. Nice preservation to original decorations.

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Costa Rican Polychrome Pottery Figural Vessel

Name: Costa Rican Polychrome Pottery Figural Vessel
SKU: 158622816
Price: 1300 USD
Availability: InStock

Estimate $1,300 - $1,950

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