Sold2018Costa Rican Central Highland/Nicoya effigy vesselA Costa Rican Central Highland/Nicoya effigy vessel, c. AD 1000 - 1550, in the form of a stylized human head with three hollow tripod legs with rattles and beautifully decorated with geometric devicesSee Sold Price
Sold2015Pre Columbian Nicoya Bird Effigy Ceramic Tripod VesselPre Columbian Nicoya Bird Effigy Ceramic Tripod Vessel 9.5''x7.5''. Impressive polychrome decorated vessel with figural bird head effigy. One foot has been reconstructed. 1000 to 1500AD, Costa Rica.See Sold Price
Sold2017Choice Costa Rican Stone Axe God - UnpolishedPre-Columbian, Costa Rica, Nicoya region, ca. 200 to 600 CE. Finely carved and string-cut, an axe-god celt in the form of an abstract bird effigy with avian beak and wings, twin tufts emerging from itSee Sold Price
Sold2021Costa Rican Stone Bird Celt Pendant**Originally Listed At $300** Pre-Columbian, Costa Rica, Nicoya region, ca. 200 to 600 CE. Finely carved and string-cut, an axe-god celt in the form of an abstract bird effigy with avian beak and wingSee Sold Price
Sold2018Costa Rican Jade Celt - Avian FormPre-Columbian, Costa Rica, Guanacaste, Nicoya Region, ca. 200 to 600 CE. A pale green jadeite celt (hand axe), finely carved, depicting a tropical bird-human effigy with a pointed beak, crest-like heaSee Sold Price
Sold2024Costa Rican Pottery Tripod Rattle Vessel w/ Lizards**Originally Listed At $300** Pre-Columbian, Central America, Costa Rica, Guanacaste-Nicoya area, ca. 600 to 1100 CE. An impressive pottery jar supported by 3 lizard effigy legs, each positioned withSee Sold Price
Sold2017Ancient Costa Rican Nicoya Rattle Footed Bowl w HeadsAncient Costa Rican Nicoya Rattle Footed Bowl w Heads ca. 1200-1350 AD. Size 7 1/4 inches diameter x 4 1/4 inches high. Pre-Columbian Art, polychrome, , Nicoya, Northwest Costa Rica, Central America.See Sold Price
Sold2018Excellent Costa Rican Jade Owl Effigy Mace HeadPre-Columbian. Costa Rica, A.D. 1-500. Speckled green. Ex- Dr. Sirkin and Jim Cross Collections. Measures 2 9/16" wide x 2 3/8" tall x 2 7/8" front to back. Weighs 345 grams.See Sold Price
Sold2024PRE-COLUMBIAN STYLE NICOYA EFFIGY VESSELPre-Columbian style, Costa Rican, Nicoya - Guanacaste terracotta pottery effigy vessel with bands of polychrome painted decoration and tripod form, rattle legs, depicting a human on one side and an anSee Sold Price
Sold2023Pre-Columbian Costa Rican Carved Pale Green Stone Bird Ceremonial Mace Head w COA c. 100-500 A.D.This is a Pre-Columbian Costa Rican carved pale green stone ceremonial bird motif mace head. Dating to circa 100-500 A.D. This carving is accompanied by the original COA and receipt from The Lands BeySee Sold Price
Sold2022Pre-Columbian Ceramic Jaguar Effigy VesselPre Columbian, Costa Rican, Kingdom of Nicoya / Cacicazgo, stoneware ceramic pottery jaguar effigy vessel with elaborate polychrome painted decoration and tri-pod form with rattle legs, the jaguar's mSee Sold Price
Sold201514pc Pre Columbian Ceramic Fragments. Sizes range from14pc Pre Columbian Ceramic Fragments. Sizes range from 1.5'' to 6'' and include bird and figure effigy figures. Mostly Costa Rican and West Mexico.See Sold Price
Sold2022Costa Rican Pottery Tripod Jar w/ Frog Heads**First Time At Auction** Pre-Columbian, Central America, Costa Rica, Guanacaste/Nicoya region, ca. 900 to 1400 CE. A hand-built pottery jar with a spherical body, a flared rim, and a trio of conicalSee 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
Sold2015Pre Columbian La Selva Bird Effigy Ceramic TripodPre Columbian La Selva Bird Effigy Ceramic Tripod Vessel 12.75''x8.75''. Rattel feet with figural bird head effigy. Reconstructed legs and body. 400 to 700AD, Costa Rica.See Sold Price
Sold2017Impressive Costa Rican Stone Metate - Flying PanelsPre-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 tSee Sold Price
Sold2023Maya / Costa Rican Jade & Greenstone Zoomorphic Amulets**First Time At Auction** Pre-Columbian, Mexico to Costa Rica, Maya Territories & Atlantic Watershed / Guanacaste-Nicoya, ca. 100 to 1500 CE. A collection of jadeite and greenstone pendant effigy beadSee Sold Price
Sold2019Large Bird Effigy LadleTitle: Large Bird Effigy Ladle Date: Early – Mid 19thC Material: Maple Dimensions: 36”H X 6 1/2”W X 2”D Rare long handled carved maple hearth ladle, bird head effigy handled, squared shaft, adSee Sold Price
Sold2016Chinese flambé bird jug, 12"hChinese flambé bird jug, having a dished rim and a short neck above a globular body with applied double strap handle opposite a bird head effigy, 12"h x 12"l x 10.5"w.See Sold Price
Sold2021Native American Mississippian Pottery Bowl, Bird EffigyNative American Mississippian Culture Bird Effigy Pottery Bowl with Bird / Duck Head on rim | Pre-columbian (11th–14th century AD) | Approx. Size: 4.75" H x 8.75" W (bowl only diameter 6.5" D) | PSee Sold Price
Sold2023Pre Columbian Effigy Bowl or Jar CoverCosta Rica, Nicoya area, with molded and painted facial features in red and black, geometric borders. Restorations. Est. 1350-1550 C. E. Approx. 3 1/4" H, 6 1/3" W. Provenance: Estate of Thomas McNemaSee Sold Price
Sold2021NATIVE AMERICAN EFFIGY PIPE - SNAKEProbably Hopewell culture, Ohio, a platform pipe surmounted by a rattlesnake coiled around the bowl, its head with a bird in its mouth, carved out of a grey pipestone with amber mottling h. 2-3/8 w. 4See Sold Price
Sold2024Costa Rican Ceremonial Bird Mace HeadCirca 300-500 AD. Light green stone ceremonial mace with centrally pierced shaft hole. Frontal incised and polished bird head with large circular pecked eyes and pointed tapering beak. Excellent signsSee Sold Price
Sold2022Near-Miniature Costa Rican Footed Bowl w/ BirdsPre-Columbian, Costa Rica, ca. 800 to 1000 CE. A unique redware cup presenting a flared foot and an openwork leg adorned with a horizontal ring of 12 outward-facing avian animals. A trio of pillars riSee Sold Price
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