Rare Costa Rican Stone Idol of Shaman

A very fine ancient idol from Costa Rica, Central America, Central Highlands, Atlantic Watershed culture and dating to 1000 to 1400 CE. A fine "Sukia" or shaman figure carved from volcanic basalt ston

Pre-Columbian, Costa Rica, Guanacaste-Nicoya, Atlantic Watershed Zone, ca. 300 to 700 CE. Carved from a single piece of volcanic stone, a mesmerizing deity or male shaman wearing a crocodile mask, sta

**Originally Listed At $2200** Pre-Columbian, Costa Rica, Atlantic Watershed region, ca. 800 to 1400 CE. Carved from a single piece of porous, light grey volcanic stone, this is a ceremonial and ritua

Pre-Columbian, Costa Rica, Guanacaste-Nicoya, ca. 800 to 1200 CE. Carved from a single piece of volcanic stone, a mesmerizing deity or male shaman wearing a crocodile mask, standing with hands to abdo

Costa Rican carved stone anthropomorphic idol, Diquis style, figural carving, 14"h x 8"w

**Originally Listed At $200** Pre-Columbian, Costa Rica, Guanacaste / Nicoya region, ca. 200 to 600 CE. Carved from a stone of sage green hues, an anthropomorphic/avian axe god, the lower section a ni

**Originally Listed At $300** Pre-Columbian, Costa Rica, Guanacaste / Nicoya region, ca. 500 to 1000 CE. A hand-carved stone axe celt depicting a transforming shaman with both human and jaguar feature

Pre-Columbian, Costa Rica, Guanacaste, Nicoya Region, ca. 500BCE-500 CE. This rare bat form is finely carved from a rich, mottled deep green and white stone. Nocturnal bats - the only winged mammals t

**Originally Listed At $600** Pre-Columbian, Costa Rica, ca. 500 to 1000 CE. A skillfully carved mace head, from a light blue-green jade stone, of an overall rounded form depicting a human head with l

A rare ancient carved Volcanic stone idol of a warrior or Priest shown holding a Trophy Head. The head appears to be upside down and worn around his neck. Pre-Columbian, Costa Rica, Atlantic Watershed

Pre Columbian 22k bird shaman pendant or bird-form pendant, 55 dwts. 3.75"x 2.75". Extemely rare. Probably Costa Rican(Diquis) or Panama(Veraguas). Circa 4th to 8th century AD. Found in a NYC estate.T

A very fine ancient idol from Costa Rica, Central America, Central Highlands, Atlantic Watershed culture and dating to 1000 to 1400 CE. A fine "Sukia" or shaman figure carved from volcanic basalt ston

Pre-Columbian, Central America, Costa Rica, Central Highlands, Atlantic Watershed, ca. 1000 to 1400 CE. An intriguing hand carved basalt stone sculpture of a squatting man thoughtfully gazing into the

A very fine ancient idol from Costa Rica, Central America, Central Highlands, Atlantic Watershed culture and dating to 1000 to 1400 CE. A fine "Sukia" or shaman figure carved from volcanic basalt ston

**Originally Listed At $4500** Pre-Columbian, Central America, Costa Rica, Atlantic Watershed region, ca. 1st to 5th century CE. An enormous flying panel ceremonial metate, expertly carved from a sing

Central America, Costa Rica, Atlantic Watershed Region, ca. 1000 to 1500 CE. A very large flying panel metate (or Royal Throne) sculpted out of a single piece of volcanic rock, with a characteristical

**Originally Listed At $3000** Pre-Columbian, Central America, Costa Rica, Atlantic Watershed Period V ca. 800 to 1000 CE. A sizeable trophy head, hand-carved from volcanic stone of creamy beige hues.

Pre-Columbian, Costa Rica, Guanacaste / Nicoya region, ca. 1 to 800 CE. An impressively large, carved volcanic stone effigy metate with decorative flying panels, presenting a grand and nicely curved t

100% of the Buyer's Premium of all lots sold in this auction will be donated to Community Food Share by Artemis Gallery. $1.00 = 3 meals! **Originally Listed At $1500** Pre-Columbian, Central Ameri

Donated By: Donick Cary, Emmy-Award winning writer/producer (Letterman /Simpsons / Parks and Recreation /Silicon Valley) Pre-Columbian, Costa Rica, ca. 500 to 800 CE. A round, grey, igneous stone meta

A Costa Rican Stone Axe-God Pendant Guanacaste, Circa 500-1000 A.D. Length 5 1/2 inches (14 cm). Property from a New York Collection Provenance: Enrique Vargas, 1970s. [with inventory label nos. 38624

Pre-Columbian, Central America, Costa Rica, Atlantic Watershed, ca. 1st to 6th century CE. A large ceremonial mace head made from stone into the form of a double headed creature - perhaps a bird or fe

Pre-Columbian, northwestern Costa Rica, Middle / Late Polychrome periods in Guanacaste / Nicoya, ca. 800 to 1550 CE. A striking, rare style of tripod vessel, composed of an ornately-decorated, tall-si

A fine and impressive Pre-Columbian ceremonial stone metate (grinding stone) from ancient Costa Rica. This example is of the Greater Nicoya type, dating to Period IV, circa 1 A.D. – 500 A.D. Measure