Nicoya Polychrome Bowl Abstract Zoomorphic Motif

Pre-Columbian, Central America, Costa Rica, Nicoya region, ca. 800 to 1200 CE. A hand-built pottery bowl of a broad and attractive form. Presented in hues of red and black atop a cream ground, the ves

Pre-Columbian, northwestern Costa Rica, Guanacaste / Nicoya, Middle / Late Polychrome periods, ca. 800 to 1550 CE. A beautiful, highly-burnished tripod vessel comprised of three abstract zoomorphic fe

Pre-Columbian, Maya, Copador, ca. 550 to 900 CE. A beautiful pottery bowl of hemispherical form with a rounded base and annular rim, all skillfully adorned in orange, red, and black pigments. The anci

Pre-Columbian, Central America, El Salvador, Maya, Copador type, Late Classic Period, ca. 550 to 900 CE. A beautiful pottery bowl of stable, round-bottomed form with a repeating series of 9 abstract f

**Originally Listed At $250** Pre-Columbian, South Coast Peru, Nazca culture, ca. 200 to 400 CE. A hand-built and highly burnished pottery bowl with a round but stable base, gradually expanding walls,

Pre-Columbian, Costa Rica, Nicoya Peninsula, ca. 1000 to 1500 CE. Tall and vibrantly decorated footed jar with central band of abstract zoomorphic creatures, with 6 additional bands with rope patterns

**Originally Listed At $350** Pre-Columbian, Central America, Costa Rica, Nicoya, ca. 1000 to 1500 CE. A lovely hemispherical pottery bowl decorated with a step-fret motif in umber hues upon the buff

Pre-Columbian, Peru, Nazca, ca. 100 to 300 CE. A hand-built pottery kero (also quero) presenting gorgeous abstract zoomorphic motifs across the elongated piriform body. The vessel features a round but

Pre-Columbian, Colombia to Ecuador (Carchi), Narino Highlands, ca. 1250 CE. A deep polychrome bowl on a concave base, beautifully decorated with abstract geometric patterns - including step motifs and

Ancient Central Asia, Indus Valley, Harappan/Mohenjo-Daro civilization, ca. 2700 to 2000 BCE. A fine grouping of 3 hand-built pottery bowls with narrow feet beneath broad, cylindrical bodies, all deco

A rare Nicoya Janus-form portrait bowl from Ometepe Island, Nicaragua, c. AD 1200 - 1500. This lovely Luna Polychrome is decorated with a pair of sculpted zoomorphic faces and connected with design el

Pre-Columbian, South Coast Peru, Nazca, phase 3, ca. 250 BCE to 125 CE. Pre-Columbian, Southern Peru, ca. 125 to 250 CE. An attractive polychrome bowl with exterior walls presenting a wide register of

Pre-Columbian, Central America, Costa Rica, Nicoya region, ca. 800 to 1200 CE. A fascinating pottery bowl presenting a flattened base and slender walls that curve inwards to a broad rim, all enveloped

A choice Nicoya polychrome bowl, Central Highland Pacific Slope, c. AD 1000 - 1550, the interior glyphs representing chieftains opposite each other, with other glyphs associated with chieftains border

**Originally Listed At $250** Pre-Columbian, Peru (south coast), probably Middle Nazca, Phase 5, ca. 450 to 550 CE. A fascinating painted bowl, made to be placed into a grave, bearing repeated images

Ancient Central Asia, Indus Valley, Harappan / Mohenjo-Daro Civilization, ca. 2700 to 2000 BCE. A hand-built pottery bowl with a squat foot, wide walls, and a deep basin. The orange-hued exterior grou

A nice Nicoya polychrome bowl from Costa Rica, ca. 1000 - 1350 AD. This fine Papagayo Variety tripod vessel is 7-1/2 in in diameter and stands on a trio of nicely detailed human heads with raised eyes

Janus form stylized heads with glyphs on sides. Dimensions: H 5" x Diam. 7.5" Condition: Surface abrasion, losses to reds, repaired breaks with small losses.

**Originally Listed At $1200** Pre-Columbian, Peru, Paracas culture, ca. 800 to 100 BCE. A thick-walled ceramic bowl with low, vertical sides and an incised register of a fantastical creature repeated

Pre-Columbian, South Coast Peru, Nazca, ca. 100 to 300 CE. A fine, large slip-painted terracotta vessel, of a round bottomed form with a flared rim, depicting a wide register that contains four large

**First Time At Auction** Pre-Columbian, El Salvador, Maya Culture, Copador, Late Classic Period, ca. 550 to 900 CE. A gorgeous hand-built earthenware bowl displaying a round base, flared walls, and a

Persia, Nishapur, or Samarkand, Ca. 10th century AD A terracotta bowl of flared walls rising from a ring foot, with a cream interior ornamented with outlined in dark brown abstract motifs around the i

**Originally Listed At $300** Pre-Columbian, Colombia to Ecuador (Carchi) region, Narino Highlands, ca. 1250 CE. A beautiful hand-built pottery bowl with a concave foot, thick walls, a deep interior c

Pre-Columbian, South Coast Peru, Nazca, ca. 125 to 250 CE. A spectacular piece of Nazca pottery with a slightly curved base and a soft curve to the walls making for a splayed rim. A series of banner-l