TWO PRE-COLUMBIAN COSTA RICAN PIECES, CA. 500 AD

LOT OF TWO PRE-COLUMBIAN COSTA RICAN PIECES, CIRCA 500 A. D. PROVENANCE: FROM THE ESTATE OF DR. GENE BURKE. Height: 7 in. by Width: 3 in. by Depth: 2 1/2 in.

Ancient Pre Columbian Costa Rican Tripod Vessel Ca. 500-1000 A.D. Size 5 7/8 inches high, 5 inches wide. Salmon-buff color pottery tripod vessel with traces of red, animal pn each leg. Provenance: EX:

Ancient Pre Columbian Costa Rican Tripod Vessel Ca. 500-1000 A.D. Size 5 1/2 inches high, 4 1/4 inches wide. Salmon-buff color pottery tripod vessel with rattle legs. Provenance: Ex NYC Collection of

Greater Nicoya or Atlantic Watershed, Period IV Ca. 300-500 AD. Imposing terracotta hollow pottery seated figure molded with hands held to hips. Pale orange-tan fabric with delicate painted black geom

Greater Nicoya or Atlantic Watershed, Period IV Ca. 300-500 AD. Colorful terracotta vessel of somewhat corseted shape, flared base. Overall decorated with polychrome painted design on either side; in

Two Pre-Columbian Costa Rican Ceramic Whistles . L: Polychrome whistle with cat face; 500-800 AD. R: Polychrome figure whistle; 1200 AD. Max. Ht. 4 1/2" W 3 1/2" . Enrique Vargas, Costa Rica, 2006. Es

Greater Nicoya or Atlantic Watershed, Period IV Ca. 300-500 AD. A wonderful rounded painted jar with shamanistic devices incorporating figures painted and molded in high relief to either side. Geometr

A beautiful avian celt pendant from Costa Rica, ca. 500 – 1000 AD. It is 5-1/2” high and is made from multi-colored jadeite. Nicely polished and drilled for suspension.

A lovely avian celt pendant from Costa Rica, ca. 500 – 1000 AD. It is 3-1/4” high and is made from translucent light gray jade. Beautifully detailed and highly polished front and back, drilled for

A large olla from Costa Rica, ca. 500 – 1000 AD. This fine La Selva example is 7-1/4” in diameter and is decorated with a broad band od geometric and linear designs incised into the highly burnish

Costa Rican Bird Axe God, ca. 500 - 900 A.D.,, speckled stone, nice mineral deposits. Dimensions: 4" H; Weight: 3.4 oz. Provenance: Ex. Private collection, Brooklyn, NY

Pre-Columbian Costa Rican jade necklace with pendants, ca. 1000-1400 AD. Composed of several shapes all in jade. Central pendant is a frontal depiction of a bird, 6 bird-shaped beads, two axe-shaped b

Pre-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.

Costa Rican (Circa 200-500 AD.) Pre Columbian Redware Ceramic Nose Snuff/Tobacco Pipe Resting on Display Stand. Modeled surface with two circular passages. Measures 3-1/2" x 1-1/2". Certificate of Aut

Pre-columbian vessel from Costa Rica, ca. 800-1000 A.D. Redware vessel depicting a rodent. notes:All lots will be sold with a COA guaranteeing the authenticity of the piece for a lifetime. All items w

Pre-Columbian, Costa Rica, ca. 500 to 1500 CE. A pair of stone votive mace heads. Both are made of greenstone, although one has been smoothed more extensively. The smaller of the two - the smoother on

Pre-Columbian, Costa Rica, Atlantic Watershed, ca. 500 to 900 CE. A sweet and meaningful frog effigy sculpture hand-carved and pecked from a single piece of native volcanic stone, replete with a lovel

Pre-Columbian, Central America, Costa Rica, ca. 500 to 1000 CE. An exceptional pendant comprised of a beautiful greenstone of a gray-green hue, and expertly string cut to depict two outward facing cro

Pre-Columbian, Costa Rica, Guanacaste / Nicoya region, ca. 100 to 500 CE. A beautiful avian celt, finely carved from a single piece of mottled greenstone, depicting a rather unusual triple-headed avia

Pre-columbian Olla from Costa Rica, ca. 1000-1400 A.D. Large round olla with two small figures on each side. notes:All lots will be sold with a COA guaranteeing the authenticity of the piece for a lif

Pre-Columbian, Costa Rica, Atlantic Watershed region, ca. 800 to 1400 CE. Carved from a single piece of volcanic stone, a nice metate, skillfully carved and embellished with two protrusions at one end

Pre-columbian Jaguar - Costa Rica, ca. 500 - 1000 A.D. A zoomorphic Jaguar Head from a leg of a vessel. The head is polychrome, orange, cream and brown. Openwork eyes and open fang mouth. Protruding n

**Originally Listed At $400** Pre-Columbian, Costa Rican, Post-Classic Period, ca. 500 to 900 CE. A delightful pottery jar featuring an avianesque visage comprised of a triangular, beak-like nose with

Pre-columbian Costa Rican Jaguar Fragment, ca. 1000-1500 A.D. This would have been one of the legs off of a tripod bowl. 4-13/16" in length.