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Costa Rican Nicoya Seated Male + Female

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Description

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Pre-Columbian, Central America, Costa Rica, Nicoya region, ca. 200 to 600 CE. A set of 2 hand-built pottery figures of characteristically abstract forms, each boasting polychrome pigments across stone-burnished bodies. The first figure presents with conical legs, breasts adorned in cruciform symbols, and a coiffure that is half beige and half brown. The larger figure is densely decorated with black linear motifs with 2 areas of red near the breasts and abdomen, and the wide head is surmounted by a tall headdress with a recessed cavity on top. Size of larger: 3" W x 5.4" H (7.6 cm x 13.7 cm)

Provenance: ex-Louisville, Colorado, USA collection, acquired 2021; ex-private Chicago, Illinois, USA collection

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Condition

Smaller figure repaired from a few pieces, with small chips and light adhesive residue along break lines; larger figure is intact and very good. Both figures with minor chips and abrasions, light fading to pigment, and earthen deposits within some recessed areas. Nice preservation to pigment remains overall.

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Costa Rican Nicoya Seated Male + Female

Name: Costa Rican Nicoya Seated Male + Female
SKU: 145462804
Price: 225 USD
Availability: InStock

Estimate $400 - $600

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Starting Price $200

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