Costa Rican Pottery Female Whistle Ocarina

3 Well Made Costa Rican Pottery Items - Tripod Base Vessel w/ Crab Motif, Armadillo Shaped Whistle, Female Figurine, All Are Nicoya Culture Style and Contemporary Art Works

Pre-Columbian, Central America, Costa Rica, ca. 500 to 1000 CE. A charming, hand-built pottery whistle in the form of a monkey with sizable, round eyes and a protruding snout in a characteristically s

Pre-Columbian, Linea Vieja, Costa Rica, ca. 600 to 1000 CE. This is a small piece of molded pottery with four finger holes along its body to produce music. The tail is the mouthpiece. The lizard's hea

**First Time At Auction** Pre-Columbian, Costa Rica, ca. 1000 to 1500 CE. A large, gourd-shaped ceramic ocarina, composed of a heavy red terracotta. Still playable! Size: 7.55" W x 4.1" H (19.2 cm x 1

**Originally Listed at $125** Pre-Columbian, Post Classic Maya, Mixtec, modern day Mexico, ca. 1200 to 1500 CE (copper bell) and Pre-Columbian, Costa Rica, ca. 1000 CE (ocarina). A small copper bell w

**Originally Listed at $125** Pre-Columbian, Post Classic Maya, Mixtec, modern day Mexico, ca. 1200 to 1500 CE (copper bell) and Pre-Columbian, Costa Rica, ca. 1000 CE (ocarina). A small copper bell w

Ancient Pre-Columbian Costa Rican Nicoya Pottery Figures c.500 to 700 AD. (2). Size: 7 1/2 - 4 1/4 inches high. Pre-Columbian Costa Rican pottery female figures, larger figure holding a child on its b

Fine great Nicoya, Galo style period circa 500-800 AD, terracotta standing female figure. With geometric and avian designs throughout in traditional polychrome (literally meaning three colors) style,

Pre-Columbian, Central America, Costa Rica, ca. 500 to 1000 CE. A hand-built pottery ocarina of an abstract and stylized avian form, with a protruding mouthpiece that doubles as a tail. The body featu

An ancient Pre Columbian Costa Rican seated female whistle figure from Nicoya. The handcrafted clay figurine is painted red and black. On the back of the figure there are several elongated holes of di

An ancient Pre Columbian Costa Rican seated female whistle figure from Nicoya. The handcrafted clay figurine is painted red and black. On the back of the figure, there are several elongated holes of d

**Originally Listed At $250** Pre-Columbian, Central America, Costa Rica, Atlantic Watershed, ca. 1000 to 1400 CE. A hand-built pottery figure of a woman seated upon ample thighs. She holds both arms

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.Imposing terracotta hollow pottery standing figure molded with hands held to hips. Buff fabric with delicate painted tan finish with blac

**First Time At Auction** Pre-Columbian, Costa Rica, Nicoya / Guanacaste, ca. 500 to 1000 CE. A fantastical ocarina in the form of a double headed bird- the brownware surface incised with stippled pat

Pre-Columbian, Central America, Costa Rica, ca. 800 to 1200 CE; Colombia, Tairona, ca. 1000 to 1500 CE. A lovely gathering of 3 hand-built pottery whistles. First is a Costa Rican whistle depicting a

TOAD WHISTLE, painted ceramic, 2 ½ x 4 ¼ x 5 ½”, estimated for auction by Sotheby’s in 1997 for $400-500; A painted ceramic bowl, 2 5/8” tall, 6 ¼” diameter. Both from the collection of Se

**First Time At Auction** Pre-Columbian, Ecuador, Manabi province, Jamacoaque (stamp and mold), ca. 500 CE; Pre-Columbian, Costa Rica (whistle), ca. 1000 CE. Three wonderful ancient pottery items from

Pre-Columbian, Central America, Costa Rica, ca. 800 to 1200 CE. A kneeling female pottery figure, particularly striking for its extensive decorative program. The contours of her entire voluptuous body

Pre-Columbian, Costa Rica, ca. 800 to 1200 CE. Three delightful ceramic musical instruments - two ocarinas and one rattle - of zoomorphic form. Two are highly abstract, while the third is a crocodilia

Costa 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 ha

(7) PRE-COLUMBIAN POTTERY OCARINAS - Zoomorphic Whistles in terra cotta, some with remnants of pigment, Nicoya peoples, Costa Rica, circa 500-1000 AD, depicting birds, rodents, a chipmunk and an armad

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 vesse

**First Time At Auction** Pre-Columbian, Central America, Costa Rica, Nicoya region, ca. 200 to 600 CE. A set of 2 hand-built pottery figures of characteristically abstract forms, each boasting polych