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Near-Miniature Costa Rican Footed Bowl w/ Birds
Near-Miniature Costa Rican Footed Bowl w/ Birds
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Description
Pre-Columbian, Costa Rica, ca. 800 to 1000 CE. A unique redware cup presenting a flared foot and an openwork leg adorned with a horizontal ring of 12 outward-facing avian animals. A trio of pillars rise from the band of birds to support a hemispherical bowl with a slightly inward-curving rim. Size: 3.6" Diameter x 3.6" H (9.1 cm x 9.1 cm)

Provenance: ex-private Bishop Family Trust collection, the Trust of the late Bill Bishop, a noted antiquarian with shops in Scottsdale, Arizona and Allenspark, Colorado, USA, acquired before 2010

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#173580
Condition
Professionally repaired with restoration and minor chipping along some visible break lines. Chipping to rim and loss of 2 bird heads. Expected surface wear. Otherwise, nice preservation of form and rich earthen deposits in areas.
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Near-Miniature Costa Rican Footed Bowl w/ Birds

Estimate $400 - $600
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Starting Price $250
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