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
Sold2022Nicoya Jaguar Urn - Costa Rica, ca. 1200 - 1500 ADA beautiful Nicoya jaguar urn from Costa Rica, ca. 1200 - 1500 AD. This excellent Pataky Polychrome effigy vessel is 11-3/4 in. high and depicts a jaguar deity. It is elaborately decorated with the vaSee 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
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
Sold2021A Nicoya Terracotta Jaguar Effigy Vessel Width 11A Nicoya Terracotta Jaguar Effigy Vessel Costa Rica, Circa 500-1000 A.D. Width 11 inches. Property from the Private Estate of Jean Claude Ferrand, Paradise Valley, Arizona Provenance: Simpson's AuctioSee Sold Price
Sold20174 1/4" H. Seated Male Ceramic with detailed Applique.4 1/4" H. Seated Male Ceramic with detailed Applique. Nicoya. Costa Rica. Excellent red paint. Some pressure cracks, arm may have been glued. Circa 100-500 AD. Pre-ColumbianSee Sold Price
Sold2018Pre-Columbian Greater Nicoya Pottery Jaguar VesselPre-Columbian Greater Nicoya pottery vessel with protruding jaguar head, Costa Rica, circa 800-1200 CE, natural pigment-decorated with madder red and black, the dun-colored gourd-shaped body and flariSee Sold Price
Sold2018Pre-Columbian Greater Nicoya Pottery Jaguar VesselPre-Columbian Greater Nicoya pottery vessel with protruding jaguar head, Costa Rica, circa 800-1200 CE, natural pigment-decorated with madder red and black, the red clay gourd-shaped body and flaringSee Sold Price
Sold20214 1/2" Reptile Effigy Pendant. Nicoya, Costa Rica.4 1/2" Reptile Effigy Pendant. Nicoya, Costa Rica. Finely carved and polished Jade. Excellent condition. Pre-Columbian, circa 1000 AD. . Ex-Steve Puttera, Donna Manning. Bennett COASee Sold Price
Sold2020Pre-Columbian Large Jaguar Urn/Vase Costa RicaA large jaguar urn/vase with jaguar on side with paws in mouth and curled tail, rattle in head. Red and black painted geometric decoration at mouth and on pedestal base. Cream ground. This vase has aSee 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
Sold2022Pre-Columbian Jaguar Effigy VesselPre-Columbian Jaguar Effigy Vessel, Costa Rica / Nicoya TerracottaDimensions: 12.75" H Property from the Estate of John 'Parker' Prindle, Jr., Boston, MA.See Sold Price
Sold20215 7/16" "Alter Ego" Axe-god Pendant. Nicoya, Costa5 7/16" "Alter Ego" Axe-god Pendant. Nicoya, Costa Rica. Finely carved and polished Jade. Excellent condition. Pre-Columbian, circa 1000 AD. Ex-Steve Puttera, Donna Manning. Bennett COASee Sold Price
Sold2023Pre-Columbian Metate and Mano Grinding StoneLarge Pre-Columbian Nicoya or Mayan metate and mano grinding stone in tripod zoomorphic form, jaguar, Costa Rica, includes paperwork and photo from original 1971 sale. Good condition, chips and inclusSee 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
Sold20213 1/4" Avian Effigy Pendant. Costa Rica. Jade. Bennett3 1/4" Avian Effigy Pendant. Found near Nicoya, Costa Rica. Finely carved and polished Jade. Excellent condition. Pre-Columbian, circa 1000 AD. Ex-Steve Puttera, Donna Manning. Bennett COASee 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
Sold2019Group (4) Pre-Columbian terracotta vesselsGroup (4) Pre-Columbian terracotta vessels, c. 1100 AD, Costa Rica and other, including a Nicoya footed urn, a tripod-raised bowl, a long-necked bottle vase, and a black pottery earthenware container,See Sold Price
Sold2017Pre-Columbian Jaguar Effigy VesselPre-Columbian Jaguar Effigy Vessel. Guanacaste/Nicoya, Costa Rica CE 1100-1500 Red brown earthenware with cream slip; black and red orange paint Size: 10.50 x 10 in. In good condition overall, but heaSee Sold Price
Sold2022Nicoya Tola Vessel, Costa Rica, 300 BCE-200 CE.A Nicoya zoomorphic figure urn with a flared rim and a bat-like face. The figure has a rotund body with arms bent at the elbows and held close to the body which has a black on orange bold design and tSee Sold Price
Sold2015Nicoya Volcanic Stone Metate - Jaguar, ex-Christie'sPre-Columbian, Costa Rica, Atlantic Watershed region, Nicoya, ca. 800 to 1500 CE. An exquisite and large metate, or royal throne, sculpted out of a single piece of volcanic rock. This royal seat of poSee Sold Price
Sold2018Nicoya Blue Green Jadeite Jaguar PendantPre-Columbian, Costa Rica, Nicoya culture, ca. 800 to 1200 CE. A gorgeous jadeite pendant with a jaguar-head finial and a long, pointed end that looks like a bloodletting instrument. The head has a fiSee 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
Sold2016Large/Fine Costa Rican Nicoya Polychrome Pottery UrnPre-Columbian, Central America, Costa Rica, Guanacaste-Nicoya, ca. 1200 to 1550 CE. A large polychrome pyriform footed vessel created in the Greater Nicoya region of Pre-Columbian Costa Rica, a monumeSee Sold Price
May 19Heartland Artifact Auctions Inc9 3/4" Pre-Columbian Effigy Bowl, Motley COA, found in Costa Rica$30(4 bids)
2 days LeftRapid Estate Liquidators and Auction GalleryThree Willy Villafuerte Pottery Bowls Costa Rica$55