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
Sold2018Costa Rican Polychrome Footed Bowl w/ Rattle LegsPre-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 feSee Sold Price
Sold2023Costa Rican Guanacaste-Nicoya Jade PendantPre-Columbian, Costa Rica, Guanacaste-Nicoya, ca. 250 to 800 CE. A gorgeous jade stone pecked and polished into a thin flint-like pendant in the shape of a miniature celt with a suspension drilled froSee Sold Price
Sold20213 Costa Rican Guanacaste / Nicoya Polychrome FiguresPre-Columbian, Central America, Costa Rica, Guanacaste/Nicoya region, ca. 600 to 800 CE. A fine set of 3 hand-built pottery figures from ancient Costa Rica. First is a petite zoomorph, perhaps a coatiSee Sold Price
Sold20223 5/8" Costa Rican Axe-god. Guanacaste-Nicoya region. Jadeite.3 5/8" Costa Rican Axe-god. Guanacaste-Nicoya region. Circa 1 AD to 500 AD. Pre-Columbian. Celt-like blade. Excellent patina on this highly polished blue veined green Jadeite. Pierced laterally at necSee 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
Sold2016Large Costa Rican Owl metate, Guanacaste-NicoyaPre-Columbian Costa Rica - Guanacaste-Nicoya zone Period: Ca. 300 AD - 700 AD Size: 24.0" long x 10.25" wide x height 13.5 in Provenance: Ex-See Sold Price
Sold2021Costa Rican Nicoya Guanacaste Figural PotteryCosta 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 haSee Sold Price
Sold2023Tall Costa Rican Nicoya Tripod Rattle Bowl**Originally Listed At $400** Pre-Columbian, Costa Rica, Greater Nicoya, ca. 300 to 800 CE. An elegant pottery tripod vessel comprised of a shallow bowl with a flared rim and a trio of tapered legs. ESee 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
Sold2024PRE-COLUMBIAN STYLE NICOYA EFFIGY VESSELPre-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 anSee Sold Price
Sold20182 Costa Rican artifacts. 300 BC to 1500 AD.A group of two Costa Rican artifacts. 300 BC to 1500 AD. ++ Guanacaste-Nicoya celt fragments. 300 BC to 500 AD. Guanacaste-Nicoya. 1 3/4." ++ Atlantic Watershed figure pendant. AD 1000 - 1500. AtlantiSee Sold Price
Sold2018Costa Rican Fine Jade Tubular BeadCosta Rican Fine Jade Tubular Bead. Nicoya/Guanacaste. BCE 300-CE 800. Blue green jadeite. Length: 2 in. Very fine condition with calcified soil and mineral deposits. Provenance: Private Washington stSee Sold Price
Sold2023Pre-Columbian Nicoya Tripod Pottery Bowl, Costa RicaPre-Columbian Costa Rica Nicoya Burnished Brown Tripod Pottery Bowl. Location: Guanacaste, Nicoya Peninsula, Costa Rica. Date: Circa. 1000 - 1250 A.D. Type: Rare type of tempered brown burnished/slippSee Sold Price
Sold2022Superb Costa Rican Jadeite Shaman & Bird PectoralPre-Columbian, Central America, Costa Rica, Guanacaste/Nicoya region, ca. 200 to 600 CE. An incredible jadeite pendant of an abstract form that features a central humanoid figure framed by 4 birds, woSee Sold Price
Sold2021Costa Rican Jade Celt - Bird Man w/ 2-Headed Serpent**Originally Listed At $2000** Pre-Columbian, Costa Rica, Guanacaste-Nicoya, ca. 250 to 800 CE. Wow! An incredible jadeite celt, intricately carved and string-cut with three figures: an expressive, peSee Sold Price
Sold2021Costa Rican Stone Shaman w/ Crocodile MaskPre-Columbian, Costa Rica, Guanacaste-Nicoya, Atlantic Watershed Zone, ca. 300 to 700 CE. Carved from a single piece of volcanic stone, a mesmerizing deity or male shaman wearing a crocodile mask, staSee Sold Price
Sold2017Impressive Costa Rican Stone Metate - Flying PanelsPre-Columbian, Costa Rica, Guanacaste / Nicoya region, ca. 1 to 800 CE. An impressively large, carved volcanic stone effigy metate with decorative flying panels, presenting a grand and nicely curved tSee Sold Price
Sold2024Costa Rican Female Jade Axe God CeltPre-Columbian, Costa Rica, Guanacaste / Nicoya region, ca. 200 to 600 CE. An enigmatic standing figure, hand-carved from a mottled pale-green stone with beige and dark inclusions. The form is taperedSee Sold Price
Sold2016Rare / Fine Costa Rican Jade Pendant - Animal HeadsPre-Columbian, Costa Rica, Guanacaste / Nicoya region, ca. 1 to 500 CE. A stunning dark green carved jade pendant in trapezoid form, center cutout in nearly perfect circular hole with raised edges. AtSee Sold Price
Sold2018Costa Rican Stone Deity / Shaman with Crocodile MaskPre-Columbian, Costa Rica, Guanacaste-Nicoya, ca. 800 to 1200 CE. Carved from a single piece of volcanic stone, a mesmerizing deity or male shaman wearing a crocodile mask, standing with hands to abdoSee Sold Price
Sold20187 Costa Rican pendants. 300 BC to 1500 AD.A group of seven Costa Rican jade pendants. Largest: 7 3/8." Smallest: 2 3/8." 300 BC to 1500 AD. ++ One Guanacaste-Nicoya avian axe-god pendant. Guanacaste-Nicoya. ++ Two Guanacaste-Nicoya pendants.See Sold Price
Sold2018Rare Costa Rican Polychrome Tripod, Mayan InfluencePre-Columbian, northwestern Costa Rica, Middle / Late Polychrome periods in Guanacaste / Nicoya, ca. 800 to 1550 CE. A striking, rare style of tripod vessel, composed of an ornately-decorated, tall-siSee Sold Price
Sold2023Costa Rican Stone Pectoral Bat FormPre-Columbian, Costa Rica, Guanacaste, Nicoya Region, ca. 500BCE-500 CE. This rare bat form is finely carved from a rich, mottled deep green and white stone. Nocturnal bats - the only winged mammals tSee Sold Price
2 days LeftTony Putty Artifacts4 1/4" Seated male figure drinking from cup. Ex-Burton/Teubner Estate.$27(2 bids)
May 19Heartland Artifact Auctions Inc9 3/4" Pre-Columbian Effigy Bowl, Motley COA, found in Costa Rica$50(5 bids)