Sold2017A nice Nicoya polychrome bowl from Costa RicaA 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 eyesSee Sold Price
Sold2021A Nicoya Polychrome Terracotta Figure Height 15 inches.A Nicoya Polychrome Terracotta Figure Costa Rica, Circa 500-1300 A.D. Height 15 inches. Property from the Private Estate of Jean Claude Ferrand, Paradise Valley, Arizona Provenance: Simpson's AuctioneSee Sold Price
Sold2015Nicoya polychrome tripod plate from Costa RicaA fine Nicoya polychrome tripod plate from Costa Rica, ca. 1200 – 1500 AD. This Jicote type from the Guanacaste area is 8-1/4 in in diameter and stands on a trio of stylized peccary heads which contSee Sold Price
Sold2021A Nicoya Polychrome Terracotta Seated Figure Height 14A Nicoya Polychrome Terracotta Seated Figure Costa Rica, Circa 500-1300 A.D. Height 14 inches. Property from the Private Estate of Jean Claude Ferrand, Paradise Valley, Arizona Provenance: Simpson's ASee Sold Price
Sold2021A Nicoya Polychrome Terracotta Seated Figure Height 11A Nicoya Polychrome Terracotta Seated Figure Costa Rica, Circa 500-1300 A.D. Height 11 inches. Property from the Private Estate of Jean Claude Ferrand, Paradise Valley, Arizona Provenance: Simpson's ASee 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
Sold2016Pair of Greater Nicoya Papagayo ceramicsA pair of Greater Nicoya sub-area Papagayo polychrome ceramics, Costa Rica, AD 800 – 1250, the first is a nice zoomorphic transformational puma/ocelot/jaguar figure, with pleasant style and mottledSee Sold Price
Sold2021A Nicoya Polychrome Terracotta Animal Effigy VesselA Nicoya Polychrome Terracotta Animal Effigy Vessel Costa Rica, Circa 500-1300 A.D. Height 4 1/2 inches. Property from the Private Estate of Jean Claude Ferrand, Paradise Valley, Arizona Provenance: JSee Sold Price
Sold2023Large Pre-columbian Nicoya Tripod Effigy Pottery Jar (Costa Rica)Description: Large Pre-Columbian Costa Rica Nicoya Culture Polychrome Tripod Effigy Pottery Vessel. Type / Medium: Tempered terracotta pottery effigy jar / vessel. Decoration: Very nice polychrome vesSee Sold Price
Sold20226 3/4" H. Toad Effigy Polychrome Jar. Northwest Costa Rica. Greater Nicoya, Middle Polychrome6 3/4" H. Toad Effigy Polychrome Jar. Northwest Costa Rica. Greater Nicoya, Middle Polychrome Period. Pre-Columbian, 800 to 1350 AD. Wonderful Ring Based Rattlehead. Detailed decorations. Exquisite orSee Sold Price
Sold2019Pre-Columbian Geometric Clay Vessel with Handle,Pre-Columbian Geometric Clay Vessel with Handle, Polychrome Clay Vessel, Nicoya Costa Rica 500-800 A.D. Condition: understandable wear for it's age. Height 7 3/4" Diameter 7 1/2"See Sold Price
Sold2016Published Nicoya Polychrome Figure, ex-Sotheby PBPre-Columbian, Costa Rica to Nicaragua, Gunacaste, ca. 750 to 1000 CE. Important seated pottery female painted in vibrant geometric patterns, holding her hands to her hips with truncated legs and amplSee Sold Price
Sold2016Published Nicoya Polychrome Urn - Jaguar & Rattle LegsPre-Columbian, Central America, Costa Rica, Guanacaste-Nicoya, ca. 800 to 1200 CE. An impressive polychrome jaguar effigy vessel that seamlessly blends the animorphic body of the mighty jaguar and theSee Sold Price
Sold2023Nicoya Polychrome Trophy Head Vessel**First Time At Auction** Pre-Columbian, Atlantic Watershed, Costa Rica, Nicoya or Guanacaste region, ca. 300 to 500 CE. A wonderful pottery vessel in the form of a trophy head decorated with war painSee Sold Price
Sold2023Nicoya Polychrome Jaguar Effigy Rattle Vessel**First Time At Auction** Pre-Columbian, Costa Rica, Greater Nicoya, Period VI, ca. 1000 to 1350 CE. A hand-built pottery vessel depicting a highly stylized jaguar effigy standing atop 4 squat legs. TSee Sold Price
Sold2016Nicoya Polychrome Pottery Coati Urn, ex-Sotheby'sPre-Columbian, Costa Rica/Nicaragua, Nicoya Peninsula, ca. 1000 to 1400 CE. This is a large pottery urn with a bulbous body, a wide opening at the top, and rounded tripod rattle legs. The body of theSee Sold Price
Sold2018Tall Nicoya Polychrome Earthenware OllaPre-Columbian, Costa Rica, Nicoya Peninsula, ca. 1000 to 1500 CE. A tall and vibrantly painted footed vessel of a globular form, with several registers of decorative and iconographic motifs, of the PaSee Sold Price
Sold2021Nicoya Polychrome Tripod Vessel, ex Sotheby'sPre-Columbian, Costa Rica, Nicoya, ca. 600 to 800 CE. A beautiful polychrome tripod vessel comprised of a deep bowl supported by three hollow sculpted anthropomorphic heads with painted details in addSee Sold Price
Sold2023Nicoya Polychrome Pottery Cylinder VesselPre-Columbian, Central America, Costa Rica, Nicoya or Atlantic Watershed, ca. 300 to 500 CE. A beautiful, hand-built pottery cylinder vessel, showing strong Mayan influence. The surface is painted inSee Sold Price
Sold2016Lovely Nicoya Polychrome Olla w/ CrocodilesCosta Rica, Nicoya Penninsula, ca. 800 to 1000 CE. Large and lovely pottery jar decorated in shades of brick red, orange/tan and black with upper register of twin crocodilians with long snouts, lowerSee Sold Price
Sold2021Panamanian Nicoya Polychrome Footed Jar, ex-MuseumPre-Columbian, Central America, Costa Rica, Nicoya region, ca. 800 to 1200 CE. A beautiful, hand-built pottery jar of a sizable form that presents an array of polychrome motifs across its surfaces. IlSee Sold Price
Sold2022Nicoya Polychrome Pottery Jar w/ ZoomorphsPre-Columbian, Central America, Costa Rica, Nicoya region, ca. 800 to 1200 CE. A beautiful, hand-built pottery jar presenting a ring-form foot, a bulbous body, a sloped shoulder, and a narrow rim abovSee Sold Price
Sold2022Nicoya Polychrome Bowl w/ FacesPre-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 envelopedSee Sold Price
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