Sold2023Nicoya Guanacaste Pre-Columbian Pottery Figure, Costa RicaPainted, burnished and fired Pre-Columbian ceramic figure. Circa 800 - 1200 A.D. Height - 6 1/4” (16 cm) PROVENANCE - California collection CONDITION : Good overall condition. Small old rough spSee Sold Price
Sold2023Pre-Columbian Stone / Pottery Figures & Chinese Rat**First Time At Auction** Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima / Jalisco, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE; Mexico, Guerrero region, Mezcala, ca. 500 to 100 BCE; Costa Rica, Guanacaste/Nicoya region, ca. 200 to 60See Sold Price
Sold20213 Costa Rican Guanacaste / Nicoya Polychrome FiguresPre-Columbian, Central America, Costa Rica, Guanacaste/Nicoya region, ca. 600 to 800 CE. A fine set of 3 hand-built pottery figures from ancient Costa Rica. First is a petite zoomorph, perhaps a coatiSee Sold Price
Sold2021Pre-Columbian Style Nicoya Guanacaste FiguresPre-Columbian Style Nicoya Guanacaste Figures (2) burnished polychrome pottery seated figures from the Nicoya culture, Guanacaste, Costa Rica; hollow construction, having vent holes at sides Height: 5See Sold Price
Sold2023Pre-Columbian Nicoya Tripod Pottery Bowl, Costa RicaPre-Columbian Costa Rica Nicoya Burnished Brown Tripod Pottery Bowl. Location: Guanacaste, Nicoya Peninsula, Costa Rica. Date: Circa. 1000 - 1250 A.D. Type: Rare type of tempered brown burnished/slippSee Sold Price
Sold2021Pre-Columbian Nicoya Guanacaste Style PotteryPre-Columbian Nicoya Guanacaste Style Pottery Assortment (3) polychrome vessels from Costa Rica, all having dark brown, brick red and cream colored slip decoration; including a hemispherical bowl haviSee Sold Price
Sold2019Pre-Columbian Nicoya Pottery BowlPre-Columbian Nicoya pottery bowl, Costa Rica, Guanacaste Province, circa 800-1200 CE the round-bottomed red clay bowl painted with geometric designs, the natural pigment decorations in madder red andSee Sold Price
Sold2019Pre-Columbian Nicoya Pottery BowlPre-Columbian Nicoya pottery bowl, Costa Rica, Guanacaste Province, circa 800-1200 CE. the round-bottomed red clay bowl painted with geometric designs, the natural pigment decorations in madder red anSee Sold Price
Sold2017A PRE-COLUMBIAN PAINTED TERRCOTTA POTTERY FIGURE ANDA PRE-COLUMBIAN PAINTED TERRCOTTA POTTERY FIGURE AND VESSEL, POSSIBLY NICOYA, COSTA RICA, the painted figural effigy with red and white slip modeled in a kneeling pose with a round body painted with bSee Sold Price
Sold2018Ancient Pre-Columbian Carved Jade Fertility Figure c.50Ancient Pre Columbian Pottery head c.500 AD. Size 1 5/8 inches high. ancient Pre-Columbian Carved Jade Fertility Figure, Costa Rica, Nicoya, c. 500-800 A.D., the heavy medium green standing female forSee Sold Price
Sold2016Costa Rican Pottery Rattle TurtlePre-Columbian, Guanacaste/Nicoya, Costa Rica, ca. 1 to 800 CE. This is a pottery turtle rattle, molded with stylized features; the head and legs protrude and the shell has a scalloped design. This isSee Sold Price
Sold2023Costa Rican Guanacaste / Nicoya BowlsOriginally listed at $300 Pre-Columbian, Central America, Costa Rica, Guanacaste / Nicoya, ca. 600 to 1000 CE. A nice set of 2 hand-built pottery bowls from ancient Costa Rica. First is a quintpod boSee Sold Price
Sold2016Costa Rican Nicoya Pottery Standing FigurePre-Columbian, Costa Rica, Nicoya culture, ca. 800 to 1200 CE. A hollow, molded pottery figure of a pregnant woman, with hands out at her sides, a detailed face, and a huge forehaed and head; her bodySee Sold Price
Sold2017Large & Fine Nicoya Pottery IncensarioPre-Columbian, Costa Rica, Guanacaste-Nicoya Peninsula, ca. 600 to 1100 CE. A magnificent hand-built terracotta, two-piece incensario with a zoomorphic effigy finial perched upon the vented lid, a sphSee Sold Price
Sold2022Rare / Large Nicoya Pottery Tripod - Maya InfluencePre-Columbian, Costa Rica, Guanacaste/Nicoya region, ca. 200 to 600 CE. A large ceramic vessel standing on three fierce zoomorphic feet, each glaring out at the viewer with large eyes and long snouts.See Sold Price
Sold2023Pre-Columbian Redware Pottery Figural Animals incl Colima Dog and Costa Rican PipeThis is a Pre-Columbian lot of two redware pottery pieces including a Colima dog figurine 250BC-200AD and a Guanacaste, Nicoya, Costa Rica 300BC-300AD pipe with an animal head. Both purchased Oct 1986See Sold Price
Sold2018Costa Rican Pottery Double Headed VesselPre-Columbian, Costa Rica, Nicoya-Guanacaste region, ca. 1000 to 1500 CE. An intriguing janus-headed bichrome pottery vessel finished in a cream slip with black painted details. The piece is comprisedSee Sold Price
Sold2018Costa Rican Jade Pendant - Abstract ManateePre-Columbian, Costa Rica, Guanacaste, Nicoya region, ca. 200 to 600 CE. A fine Costa Rican pendant depicting an abstract manatee figure, hand-carved from a blue-green jade with tan inclusions. The maSee Sold Price
Sold2015Costa Rican Guanacaste Venus FigurePre-Columbian, Costa Rica, Guanacaste, Nicoya Region, ca. 200 to 600 CE. This female venus figure possesses the elegant stylings of the Guanacaste-Nicoya artisans. The striking trichromatic ceramic stSee Sold Price
Sold2015Costa Rican Polychrome Venus FigurePre-Columbian, Costa Rica, Guanacaste, Nicoya Region, ca. 200 to 600 CE. This female venus figure possesses the elegant stylings of the Guanacaste-Nicoya artisans. The striking trichromatic ceramic stSee Sold Price
Sold2022Ancient Stone Effigy Figures - Anatolian + NicoyaAncient Near East, Eastern Anatolia (modern-day Turkey / Armenia), Bronze Age, possibly Urartu, ca. 9th to 7th century BCE; Pre-Columbian, Costa Rica, Guanacaste/Nicoya region, ca. 200 to 600 CE. A paSee Sold Price
Sold2024Costa Rican Female Jade Axe God CeltPre-Columbian, Costa Rica, Guanacaste / Nicoya region, ca. 200 to 600 CE. An enigmatic standing figure, hand-carved from a mottled pale-green stone with beige and dark inclusions. The form is taperedSee Sold Price
Sold2018Costa Rican Greenstone Axe God - AvianPre-Columbian, Costa Rica, Guanacaste / Nicoya region, ca. 200 to 600 CE. An enigmatic standing figure, hand-carved from a mottled pale-green stone with beige and dark inclusions. The form is taperedSee Sold Price
Sold2017Fine Costa Rican Pottery Rattling Janus Headed VesselPre-Columbian, Costa Rica, Nicoya-Guanacaste region, ca. 1000 to 1500 CE. An intriguing rattle leg terracotta vessel painted in a color palette characteristic of this region - in a cream slip overallSee Sold Price
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Jun 16Palmyra Heritage GalleryAncient Pre-Columbian Costa Rican Nicoya Pottery Figures c.500 to 700 AD. (2).US$40(2 bids)
Jun 16Palmyra Heritage GalleryPre Columbian, Costa Rican Guanacaste Nicoya Stone Mace Head c.1st-5th cent AD.US$100(3 bids)
Jun 16Palmyra Heritage GalleryPre columbian, La Tolita Tumaco Female Figure Ca. 500 to 100 AD.US$50(3 bids)
Jun 16Palmyra Heritage GalleryAncient Pre-Columbian, Costa Rican Pottery Tripod Bowl c.500 to 700 AD. (2)US$10