PRE-COLUMBIAN, NICOYA CULTURE, COSTA RICA VOLCANIC

PRE-COLUMBIAN, NICOYA CULTURE, COSTA RICA VOLCANIC STONE METATE, C.800-1200AD. HEIGHT 8 1/2"; LENGTH 18" (REPAIRED LEG)

**Originally Listed At $100** Pre-Columbian, Nicoya culture, Costa Rica, ca. 800 to 1200 CE. This is a trio of pottery pieces in the classic Nicoya style with cream, red, and black slip. Two are legs,

Pre Columbian Nicoya Culture Figure. Costa Rica. Size: 5.75'' x 3.75'' x 3'' (15 x 10 x 8 cm). Provenance: Ex Collection of Lawrence Buchanan and Dr. Enrique von Kiguel who acquired items in their col

Pre-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 fi

Pre-Columbian, Costa Rica, Nicoya culture, ca. 800 to 1200 CE. A beautiful green jade pendant with an anthropomorphic form. The ancient Costa Ricans were influenced by the Olmec to their north, and ma

**Originally Listed At $250** Pre-Columbian, Costa Rica, Nicoya culture, ca. 800 to 1200 CE. A pair of charming ceramic vessels, both with bulbous bodies and corseted necks. Wide, sloping mouths with

Pre-Columbian, Costa Rica, Nicoya culture, ca. 800 to 1200 CE. A hollow, molded pottery figure of a pregnant woman, with hands out at her sides, a detailed face, and a huge forehaed and head; her body

Description: Large Pre-Columbian Costa Rica Nicoya Culture Polychrome Tripod Effigy Pottery Vessel. Type / Medium: Tempered terracotta pottery effigy jar / vessel. Decoration: Very nice polychrome ves

Pre-Columbian zoomorphic stone mace head, 700-1000 AD, Nicoya culture, Costa Rica, carved in the form of a stylized owl head, having a cylindrical hole through the center for attachment to a shaft, 2"

Pre-Columbian zoomorphic stone mace head, 700-1000 AD, Nicoya culture, Costa Rica, carved in the form of a stylized owl head, having a cylindrical hole through the center for attachment to a shaft, 1.

Pre-Columbian Style Nicoya Guanacaste Figures (2) burnished polychrome pottery seated figures from the Nicoya culture, Guanacaste, Costa Rica; hollow construction, having vent holes at sides Height: 5

A Costa Rica, Guanacaste-Nicoya Culture stone bird mace head, ca. 200 B.C. - 600 A.D., a yellow stone ceremonial mace head in the form of a bird with a centrally pierced shaft hole. Large peaked, prot

Pre-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, sta

Pre-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 t

Pre-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 abdo

Pre-Columbian, Central America, Costa Rica, Nicoya or Atlantic Watershed & Chorotega culture, ca. 300 to 1400 CE. A group of 4 hand-built pottery figurines. One seated figure also functions as a vesse

Pre-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 po

**Originally Listed At $500** Pre-Columbian, Costa Rica, Pacific Slope, Diquis/Nicoya region, ca. 800 to 1200 CE. Carved from a single piece of volcanic stone, a metate depicting an animal, perhaps a

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

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

Ten (10) Pre-Columbian Nicoya, Costa Rica pottery items, including animal effigy tripod rattle vessels. 1st item: Animal effigy vessel, having a flared rim above a bulbous body with modeled animal mas

Pre-Columbian, Guanacaste/Nicoya, Costa Rica, ca. 1 to 800 CE. This is a pottery turtle rattle, molded with stylized features; the head and legs protrude and the shell has a scalloped design. This is

Provenance:Property from The Saul Brandman Foundation, Beverly Hills, California.The auction featuring items from the Saul Brandman Foundation. Bowl in Pre-Columbian style and polychrome terracotta fa

Provenance:Property from The Saul Brandman Foundation, Beverly Hills, California.The auction featuring items from the Saul Brandman Foundation. Vessel in Pre-Columbian style and polychrome terracotta