Sold2016Costa Rican Nicoya Polychrome Tripod - Jaguar FeetPre-Columbian, modern day Costa Rica, Nicoya, ca. 1000 to 1500 CE. This is a painted tripod pottery bowl with jaguar heads as the legs. The paint is red and black, and on the exterior and the interiorSee Sold Price
Sold2024Costa Rican Nicoya Polychrome Bowl**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 buffSee 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
Sold2017Attractive Costa Rican Nicoya Polychrome VesselPre-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 patternsSee Sold Price
Sold2018Nicoya Pottery Polychrome Olla - Vallejo StylePre-Columbian, Costa Rica, Nicoya Peninsula, ca. 1000 to 1500 CE. A vibrantly decorated, footed, egg-shaped olla with an undulating silhouette and an impressive iconographic program featuring a lowerSee Sold Price
Sold2017Fine Costa Rican Pottery Rattling Janus Headed VesselPre-Columbian, Costa Rica, Nicoya-Guanacaste region, ca. 1000 to 1500 CE. An intriguing rattle leg terracotta vessel painted in a color palette characteristic of this region - in a cream slip overallSee Sold Price
Sold2018Costa Rican Pottery Double Headed VesselPre-Columbian, Costa Rica, Nicoya-Guanacaste region, ca. 1000 to 1500 CE. An intriguing janus-headed bichrome pottery vessel finished in a cream slip with black painted details. The piece is comprisedSee 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
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
Sold2023Costa Rican Nicoya Pottery Double Headed Bird Ocarina**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 patSee Sold Price
Sold2024Pre-Columbian Costa Rican Baluster Shape VesselPre-Columbian Costa Rican Baluster Shape Vessel from Nicoya, Costa Rica, ca. 800-1000 CE. Nicely painted example with geometric patterns. 12 3/4" in height. Excellent condition with some of the painteSee 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
Sold2023Costa Rican Guanacaste / Nicoya BowlsOriginally listed at $300 Pre-Columbian, Central America, Costa Rica, Guanacaste / Nicoya, ca. 600 to 1000 CE. A nice set of 2 hand-built pottery bowls from ancient Costa Rica. First is a quintpod boSee Sold Price
Sold2021Nicoya Polychrome Tripod Rattle Jar, ex-Museum**Originally Listed At $400** Pre-Columbian, Costa Rica, Guanacaste / Nicoya region, ca. 500 to 1000 CE. A wonderful pottery rattle jar presenting a spherical body that narrows to an annular rim, allSee Sold Price
Sold2021Costa Rican Green Stone Axe w/ Transforming Shaman**Originally Listed At $300** Pre-Columbian, Costa Rica, Guanacaste / Nicoya region, ca. 500 to 1000 CE. A hand-carved stone axe celt depicting a transforming shaman with both human and jaguar featureSee Sold Price
Sold2023Pre-Columbian Costa Rica jade axe godPre-Columbian Costa Rica jade axe god, Nicoya region, ca. 1000-1200 CE. Nicely carved jade celt with tongue sticking out, arms held at its abdomen, and wearing an alligator headdress. Ex. Kevern GregoSee Sold Price
Sold2021Pre-Columbian Tripod BowlNicoya Tripod Bowl, Costa Rica, ca. 1000 - 1400 A.D., decorated with geometric design on legs, in red and black on cream ground. Rattle legs. Dimensions: 4-1/2" H x 7-1/2" W; Weight: 2 lbs. ProvenanceSee Sold Price
Sold2016An excellent Nicoya head from Costa RicaAn excellent Nicoya head from Costa Rica, ca. 1000 – 1500 AD. This choice fragment is 3 in long and portrays the Jaguar God. The face is superbly detailed, with fangs visible in the wide open mouth.See Sold Price
Sold2023Pre-Columbian Costa Rica jade axe bird celtPre-Columbian Costa Rica jade axe bird celt, Nicoya region, ca. 1000-1200 CE. Nicely carved jade celt depicting a bird. Ex. Kevern Gregory, Fl. Ex. Luis Merida, Florida, Ex. Private Florida collectionSee Sold Price
Sold2024Pre-Columbian Costa Rican Polychrome seated figurePre-Columbian Polychrome seated figure from the Nicoya region of Costa Rica, ca. 500-1000 CE. Seated female terracotta figure with intricate geometric painted designs, bulbous eyes and low relief noseSee Sold Price
Sold2016Excellent Nicoya Jaguar urn from Costa RicaAn excellent Nicoya Jaguar urn from Costa Rica, ca. 1000 - 1500 AD. This gorgeous Pataki Polychrome zoomorphic effigy vessel is 11-1/2 in high and depicts a standing jaguar, with large fangs in the opSee Sold Price
Sold2015Pre-columbian Nicoya Jaguar Tripod BowlPre-columbian Nicoya Tripod Bowl from Costa Rica, ca. 1000-1500 A.D. A fantastic painted bowl sitting on top of three legs formed as jaguar heads. 4-1/4" in height x 8" in diameter.See Sold Price
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
Sold2021Nicoya Zoomorphic Peccary Effigy; Costa RicaA cute Nicoya zoomorphic effigy from Costa Rica, ca. 1000 – 1500 AD. It is 2-1/4” and depicts a peccary, which is an indigenous wild boar. Remnants of cream-colored slip remain.See Sold Price
Jun 02Global Auctions CompanyPre Columbian NICOYA Portrait Head Vessel Costa Rica, Guanacoste-Nicoya$350(1 bid)
May 19Heartland Artifact Auctions Inc9 3/4" Pre-Columbian Effigy Bowl, Motley COA, found in Costa Rica$65(5 bids)