Fine Collection of Olmec / Costa Rican/ Mayan Stone Miniatures

**Originally Listed At $700** Pre-Columbian, Costa Rica, Diquis Region, ca. 700 to 1500 CE. A large hand-carved stone figure, made from tan-grey basalt, with the remains of red pigment on its body. Th

A fine and impressive Pre-Columbian ceremonial stone metate (grinding stone) from ancient Costa Rica. This example is of the Greater Nicoya type, dating to Period IV, circa 1 A.D. – 500 A.D. Measure

**Originally Listed At $300** Pre-Columbian, Mexico and Guatemala, Maya Territories, Late Classic, ca. 550 to 900 CE (darkest piece); Pre-Columbian, Central America, Costa Rica, ca. 1 to 800 CE (pales

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

A Costa Rican Stone Axe-God Pendant Guanacaste, Circa 500-1000 A.D. Length 5 1/2 inches (14 cm). Property from a New York Collection Provenance: Enrique Vargas, 1970s. [with inventory label nos. 38624

Pre-Columbian, Costa Rica, Guapiles region, ca 1000 to 1400 CE. Fine carved stone image of a standing female, hands just below her perky breasts, hair in "corn-rolls" toes clearly delineated. A very f

Ancient COSTA RICAN STONE FIGURE C.1000-1400 AD. Size 11 1/2 inches high. Pre-Columbian, Central America, Costa Rica, carved stone seated female figure. details Worn. Provenance: EX NYC collection acq

Costa Rican Stone War Club Head of Basalt in the Form of a Jaguar, 7 3/8" Long, Acompanies by a Collection of History

Pre Columbian, Costa Rican Stone Mace Head c.1st-5th cent AD. Size 2 3/4 x 2 1/2 inches. Central America, Costa Rica carved stone mace head depicting human head. Provenance: Private NYC Collection acq

Large Costa Rican Carved Stone Figure Holding a Child. Provenance: Collection of Allan Stone, New York. Size: 40.5" x 13" x 7" (103 x 33 x 18 cm). Please Note: There Are No Hidden or Confidential Rese

Pre-Columbian, Costa Rica, Greater Nicoya type, dating to Period IV, circa 1 – 500 CE. Masterfully carved by an ancient craftsperson from a single block of fine-grained stone (likely Andesite), this

Memorializing an ancestor or representing a deity with large eye orbits and cut toothy mouth. Pierced in two places behind as if for attachment.Size 10-3/4 inches H. Provenance: Ex collection of S. L.

Ancient Pre Columbian Costa Rican Basalt STone Trophy Head c.600 to 900 AD. Size 4 inches high. Provenance: NY Lawyer collection 1970s-1980s.

A very fine ancient idol from Costa Rica, Central America, Central Highlands, Atlantic Watershed culture and dating to 1000 to 1400 CE. A fine "Sukia" or shaman figure carved from volcanic basalt ston

Costa 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 st

Pre-Columbian, Central America, Costa Rica, ca. 600 to 1200 CE; southern Mexico to Guatemala, Maya, ca. 250 to 900 CE. A fine selection of 5 hand-carved stone celts from ancient Mesoamerica. First are

A Mayan plate and Costa Rican figure. Plate: 2 1/2"h x 11 3/4"diameter. Provenance: Collection of Dr. John B. Harper. In most cases the date is a 20th century attribution is an indication of stylistic

Costa Rican Metate of Basalt Stone with Head of Bird and Lizard Headdress . Metate: 950- 1050. Max L 18". Everson Museum, sold to benefit collections fund.

TOAD WHISTLE, painted ceramic, 2 ½ x 4 ¼ x 5 ½”, estimated for auction by Sotheby’s in 1997 for $400-500; A painted ceramic bowl, 2 5/8” tall, 6 ¼” diameter. Both from the collection of Se

**Originally Listed At $400** Pre-Colombian, Southern Mexico to Guatemala, Olmec / Mezcala culture, ca. 1200 to 600 BCE. A fine collection of 3 stone pendants skillfully crafted from green jadeite. Th

Pre-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 fro

Four Pre-Colombian or Costa Rican figures and masks, the first (2) Pre-Columbian stone maskettes, greatest 3"h x 2.5"w x .75"d; the second two miniature Costa Rican fertility red clay rattle figures i

Costa Rican Bird Axe God, ca. 500 - 900 A.D.,, speckled stone, nice mineral deposits. Dimensions: 4" H; Weight: 3.4 oz. Provenance: Ex. Private collection, Brooklyn, NY

SCULPTURE OF A WARRIOR Volcanic stone Costa Rica 1000-1200 a.D. h. 113 cm An export license is available for this lot Provenance: Rabier-Quintero Collection (since 1980). References: Yale University A