Chupicuaro Polychrome Zoomorphic Rattle Leg Vessel

Pre-Columbian, Mexico, Chupicuaro, ca. 400 to 100 BCE. A striking polychromed terracotta four-lobed vessel standing on three bulbous rattle feet. The front lobe is adorned with a projecting bird-like

(1) Pre-Columbian polychrome tripod pottery vessel. Flared bowl with interior figural design sits atop three zoomorphic heads. Normal wear for age and use, 2" crack on one side of rim, two of the tree

Pre-Columbian, northwestern Costa Rica, Guanacaste / Nicoya, Middle / Late Polychrome periods, ca. 800 to 1550 CE. A beautiful, highly-burnished tripod vessel comprised of three abstract zoomorphic fe

Pre-Columbian, Western Mexico, Michoacan, ca. 100 BCE to 300 CE. A polychrome tripod rattle leg vessel, extensively decorated throughout with stylized geometric motifs and linear patterns inspired by

Pre-Columbian, Valley of Mexico, Aztec Empire, ca. 1400 to 1521 CE. A beautiful, hand-built terracotta tripod bowl on three rattle legs. The vessel is adorned with a bold target-like motif on the inte

Pre-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 the

Pre-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 an

Pre-columbian Jaguar - Costa Rica, ca. 500 - 1000 A.D. A zoomorphic Jaguar Head from a leg of a vessel. The head is polychrome, orange, cream and brown. Openwork eyes and open fang mouth. Protruding n

Pre 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 m

**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. T

A large Mixtec-Aztec tripod vessel from Mexico, ca. AD 1300 - 1500. The elaborately decorated polychrome bowl is 9-1/8 in in diameter and the hollow legs contain large rattles. It is painted both insi

A large Mixtec-Aztec tripod vessel from Mexico, ca. 1300 – 1500 AD. The elaborately decorated polychrome bowl is 9-1/8 in in diameter and the hollow legs contain large rattles. It is painted both in

Pre-Columbian, Northern Peru, Chavin to Vicus transition period, ca. 400 to 100 BCE. A unique ceramic vessel, standing on three legs and in the form of a shaman transforming into a zoomorphic, possibl

Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Guanajuato Valley, Chupicuaro, ca. 500 BCE to 300 CE. A tall, dark and handsome cylindrical vessel with an offset checkered motif painted across its exterior. This hand-bui

Pre-Columbian, Central America, Costa Rica, ca. 800 to 1300 CE. A hand-built pottery rattle depicting an abstract zoomorphic creature. The ovoid body is adorned with thick red bands interspersed with

8" Tall

possibly Mayan, acquired in the prior to 1953, remnants of pigment decoration, mask form legs, 4-1/4 x 7-3/8 in. Provenance: Ambassador Capus Miller Waynick, North Carolina; by descent in family Note:

Pre-Columbian Rattle Leg Pottery Vessel, 7” dia, 4” tall, Rattles intact

Pre-Columbian Rattle Leg Pottery Vessel, 7.1/2” dia, 4.3/8” tall, Rattles intact, appears solid

Costa Rica, Rattle Leg Pottery Vessel, 3.1/2” dia, 3.1/2” tall, Rattles intact, rim damage

An 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 op

Pre-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 overall

**Originally Listed At $250** Roman, Imperial Period, ca. 2nd to 4th century CE. A beautiful, bronze, zoomorphic leg for a vessel, finely cast via the lost wax (cire perdue) process. The animal head a

Pre-Columbian, Panama, Diquis, ca. 1000 to 1500 CE. One of the finest spider-leg type jars we have seen in some time! Tall tripod bowl with twin roped handles, long legs each with rattle in place, sma