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
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 Costa Rican Pottery FiguresPre-Columbian Style Costa Rican Pottery Figures (3) pottery seated figures from Guanacaste, Costa Rica, (2) being burnished red and cream slip on buff clay, figural vessels opening at tops of heads; tSee Sold Price
Sold2016A pair of Costa Rican ceramic figuresA pair of Costa Rican ceramic figures, c. AD 1200 – 1500, the first is a Chorotega seated figure from the Nicoya/Guanacaste region, nicely modeled with red and black details over glossy orange slip.See Sold Price
Sold20182 Costa Rican artifacts. 300 BC to 1500 AD.A group of two Costa Rican artifacts. 300 BC to 1500 AD. ++ Guanacaste-Nicoya celt fragments. 300 BC to 500 AD. Guanacaste-Nicoya. 1 3/4." ++ Atlantic Watershed figure pendant. AD 1000 - 1500. AtlantiSee Sold Price
Sold2022Superb Costa Rican Jadeite Shaman & Bird PectoralPre-Columbian, Central America, Costa Rica, Guanacaste/Nicoya region, ca. 200 to 600 CE. An incredible jadeite pendant of an abstract form that features a central humanoid figure framed by 4 birds, woSee 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
Sold2024Costa Rican Serpentine Avian CeltPre-Columbian, Costa Rica, Guanacaste / Nicoya region, ca. 200 to 600 CE. A hand-carved serpentine celt figure of abstract avian form with a blade-form body and a tapered head. Three horizontal notcheSee Sold Price
Sold2021Costa Rican Greenstone Pendant - AnthropomorphicPre-Columbian, Central America, Costa Rica, Guanacaste/Nicoya region, ca. 200 to 600 CE. A beautiful pendant of an abstract anthropomorphic figure in profile, hand-carved from a fragment of forest-greSee Sold Price
Sold2023Costa Rican Axe God Pendant Avian Form, ex-ArnovickPre-Columbian, Central America, Costa Rica, Guanacaste / Nicoya region, ca. 200 to 600 CE. A hand-carved greenstone axe god pendant of characteristically abstract form. The minimalist figure bears a tSee 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
Sold2021Costa Rican Jade Celt - Bird Man w/ 2-Headed Serpent**Originally Listed At $2000** Pre-Columbian, Costa Rica, Guanacaste-Nicoya, ca. 250 to 800 CE. Wow! An incredible jadeite celt, intricately carved and string-cut with three figures: an expressive, peSee Sold Price
Sold2017Costa Rican White Stone Owl-Form Mace HeadPre-Columbian, Costa Rica, Guanacaste Nicoya Region, ca. 1 to 500 CE. A wonderful example of a white stone mace head with its original archaeological surface. Often figures like these are over-polisheSee Sold Price
Sold2015Large Pre-Columbian Costa Rican figure.A large Pre-Columbian polychrome and pottery figure. Costa Rica. 26"h. Provenance: The Alvin M. Cohen Collection, Bethesda MD.See Sold Price
Sold2016Mayan plate & Costa Rican figure.A Mayan plate and Costa Rican figure. Plate: 2 1/2"h x 11 3/4"diameter. Provenance: Collection of Dr. John B. Harper. In most cases the date is a 20th century attribution is an indication of stylisticSee 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
Sold2024Four Pre-Colombian or Costa Rican figures and masks, the first (2) Pre-Columbian stone maskettes,Four Pre-Colombian or Costa Rican figures and masks, the first (2) Pre-Columbian stone maskettes, greatest 3"h x 2.5"w x .75"d; the second two miniature Costa Rican fertility red clay rattle figures iSee Sold Price
Sold2018Ancient Pre Columbian Pottery Figure c.5th cent ADAncient Pre Columbian Pottery Figure c.5th cent AD. Size 3 3/4 inches high. A Small Hollow Pottery costa Rican Figure. Condition: ancient chipped otherwise perfect. Provenance: from the estate of RobeSee Sold Price
Sold2015Pre-columbian Costa Rican Pottery FigurePre-columbian Costa Rican Figure from Nicoya, ca. 1000 A.D. Rotund figure with black painted details. notes:All lots will be sold with a COA guaranteeing the authenticity of the piece for a lifetime.See Sold Price
Sold2021Costa Rican Nicoya Guanacaste Figural PotteryCosta Rican Nicoya Guanacaste Figural Pottery Assortment (7) items, mostly burnished polychrome, including a standing female; (2) seated females having headdresses; another seated female; a pendant haSee Sold Price
Sold2024Costa Rican Nicoya Figures (1 is Ocarina!)Pre-Columbian, Central America, Costa Rica, Nicoya or Atlantic Watershed & Chorotega culture, ca. 300 to 1400 CE. A group of 4 hand-built pottery figurines. One seated figure also functions as a vesseSee Sold Price
Sold2015Pre-columbian Costa Rican Seated FigurePre-columbian Costa Rican seated figure from Nicoya. ca. 1000-1500 A.D. Seated female figure with legs akimbo and decorated in patterns of red and black paint. A nice example! description:4-3/8" in heSee Sold Price
Jun 04DOYLE Auctioneers & AppraisersBronze Figure of a Crouching Venus After the Antique 19th CenturyUS$750