Costa Rican / Huetar Ocarina, Amphibian Form

**First Time At Auction** Pre-Columbian, Costa Rica, possibly Huetar culture, ca. 500 to 1000 CE. One theme that we find in Pre-Columbian artworks is their association with music. It seems as though v

Pre-Columbian, Central America, Costa Rica, ca. 1100 to 1300 CE. A petite terracotta ocarina of a squat, globular body with an adorable monkey perched atop, his hands playfully supporting his chin, hi

Pre-Columbian, Central America, Costa Rica, ca. 500 to 1000 CE. A charming, hand-built pottery whistle in the form of a monkey with sizable, round eyes and a protruding snout in a characteristically s

Pre-Columbian, Linea Vieja, Costa Rica, ca. 600 to 1000 CE. This is a small piece of molded pottery with four finger holes along its body to produce music. The tail is the mouthpiece. The lizard's hea

Pre-Columbian, Central America, Costa Rica, ca. 500 to 1000 CE. A hand-built pottery ocarina of an abstract and stylized avian form, with a protruding mouthpiece that doubles as a tail. The body featu

**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 pat

Pre-Columbian, Costa Rica, ca. 800 to 1200 CE. Three delightful ceramic musical instruments - two ocarinas and one rattle - of zoomorphic form. Two are highly abstract, while the third is a crocodilia

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**Originally Listed At $400** Pre-Columbian, Costa Rica, Huetar peoples, 16th century CE. Skillfully carved from a single piece of volcanic stone, a wonderful metate with a gently curved grinding tabl

**Originally Listed At $400** Pre-Columbian, Costa Rica, Huetar peoples, 16th century CE. Skillfully carved from a single piece of volcanic stone, a sculpture of a human trophy head with a mesmerizing

Pre-Columbian, Costa Rica, Pacific Slope, ca. 900 to 1530 CE. One of the finest metates we have ever had the honor of handling, depicting a fierce jaguar with a large table/seat, expertly carved from

**First Time At Auction** Pre-Columbian, Costa Rica, ca. 1000 to 1500 CE. A large, gourd-shaped ceramic ocarina, composed of a heavy red terracotta. Still playable! Size: 7.55" W x 4.1" H (19.2 cm x 1

**Originally Listed at $125** Pre-Columbian, Post Classic Maya, Mixtec, modern day Mexico, ca. 1200 to 1500 CE (copper bell) and Pre-Columbian, Costa Rica, ca. 1000 CE (ocarina). A small copper bell w

**Originally Listed at $125** Pre-Columbian, Post Classic Maya, Mixtec, modern day Mexico, ca. 1200 to 1500 CE (copper bell) and Pre-Columbian, Costa Rica, ca. 1000 CE (ocarina). A small copper bell w

**Originally Listed At $400** Pre-Columbian, Costa Rican, Post-Classic Period, ca. 500 to 900 CE. A delightful pottery jar featuring an avianesque visage comprised of a triangular, beak-like nose with

Pre-Columbian, Costa Rica, Atlantic Watershed, ca. 800 to 1400 CE. A superb jaguar metate expertly carved from a single piece of volcanic stone, standing on 4 stable legs with attention to the curvatu

Pre-Columbian, Costa Rica, Linea Vieja, Atlantic watershed, ca. 200 to 500 CE. Absolutely stunning example of stone-work! Carved, drilled and string cut deep green translucent jade celt in the form of

Pre-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 t

Pre-Columbian, Costa Rica, Guanacaste / Nicoya region, ca. 200 to 600 CE. A gorgeous carved jadeite pendant of a dark and lustrous green hue, string cut with zoomorphic features. Stylized feet and cla

4 1/2" Pre-Columbian Axe God Pendant, Costa Rican Jade, Atlantic Zona Huetar 200BC-300AD, Teaford Collection, Ex. Joe Morrissey Collection

Pre-Columbian, Costa Rica, Guanacaste, Nicoya Region, ca. 200 to 600 CE. A pale green jadeite celt (hand axe), finely carved, depicting a tropical bird-human effigy with a pointed beak, crest-like hea

Pre-Columbian, Costa Rica, Nicoya, ca. 1 to 500 CE. Lovely jade celt in avian and crocodilian form carved from opaque greenish-gray stone. Sharpened blade on lower section, avian beak, string cut ridg

Pre-Columbian, Costa Rica, from the Atlantic watershed, ca. 500 to 800 CE. Lovely ceremonial mace head carved from white stone with light green hue. In the form of a bird's head with drilled eyes and

**Originally Listed At $250** Pre-Columbian, Central America, Costa Rica, ca. 600 to 800 CE. A beautiful, abstract pendant in the form of a seated bird, made of highly polished, pale blue green jadeit