A Nicoya Peninsula, Costa Rica Portrait Head Ves

A Nicoya Peninsula, Costa Rica Portrait Head Vessel Provenance: Private collection, Atlanta, GA Enrique Vargas Alfaro, 1960s. Mr. Alfaro was the source of highest quality Pre-Columbian art sold to pre

Pre-Columbian Costa Rica Nicoya Burnished Brown Tripod Pottery Bowl. Location: Guanacaste, Nicoya Peninsula, Costa Rica. Date: Circa. 1000 - 1250 A.D. Type: Rare type of tempered brown burnished/slipp

Pre-Columbian, Costa Rica, Nicoya Peninsula, ca. 1000 to 1500 CE. A tall and vibrantly painted footed vessel of a globular form, with several registers of decorative and iconographic motifs, of the Pa

Pre-Columbian, Costa Rica, Nicoya Peninsula, ca. 1000 to 1500 CE. Tall and vibrantly decorated footed jar with central band of abstract zoomorphic creatures, with 6 additional bands with rope patterns

Pre-Columbian, Costa Rica, Nicoya Peninsula, ca. 1000 to 1500 CE. A vibrantly decorated, footed, egg-shaped olla with an undulating silhouette and an impressive iconographic program featuring a lower

Pre-Columbian, Costa Rica, Guanacaste-Nicoya Peninsula, ca. 600 to 1100 CE. A magnificent hand-built terracotta, two-piece incensario with a zoomorphic effigy finial perched upon the vented lid, a sph

Pre-Columbian, Costa Rica/Nicaragua, Nicoya Peninsula, ca. 1000 to 1400 CE. This is a large pottery urn with a bulbous body, a wide opening at the top, and rounded tripod rattle legs. The body of the

A striking Nicoya head fragment from Costa Rica, c. 1000 - 1500 AD. It is 3-1/2 in. long and depicts an anthropomorphized jaguar head. The open mouth displays fangs and the hollow interior contains a

An excellent Nicoya head from Costa Rica, ca. 1000 – 1500 AD. This choice fragment is 3 in long and portrays the Jaguar God. The face is superbly detailed, with fangs visible in the wide open mouth.

A pair of Nicoya stone mace heads, Costa Rica, c. AD 100 - 500. Largest 3 x 2 1/8 in (7.6 x 5.3 cm). Both well-preserved with attractive mottled mineral deposits. Ex Costa-Mejia collection, California

3 5/8" W. Painted Female Head. Costa Rica. Greater Nicoya. 800-1200 AD. Pre-Columbian. Intricate detail, very fine condition. Solid. Ex-Edward Vaught

A charming Guanacaste-Nicoya jade avian mace head, Costa Rica, c. AD 100 - 500, the head nicely modeled with large eyes, the near circular body with vertical shaft hole for mounting on the end of a po

Pre-Columbian Polychrome Pottery Vessel , 800-1350 A.D., Costa Rica, possibly Nicoya, avian head, zoomorphic designs, splayed ring base, h. 10 1/2 in., dia. 5 1/2 in Provenance: Collection of Brooke a

This is a Pre-Columbian lot of two redware pottery pieces including a Colima dog figurine 250BC-200AD and a Guanacaste, Nicoya, Costa Rica 300BC-300AD pipe with an animal head. Both purchased Oct 1986

Pre-Columbian Blue Jade Avian Mace Head, Ceremonial Harpy Eagle Style Mace With Incised Lines, Mineral Deposits, Signs of Erosion, Origin: Nicoya, Costa Rica, 800-1100 A.D., Dimensions: 4" x 2 1/2"

A fine Nicoya figure from Costa Rica, ca. AD 700 – 1100. This Papagayo variant from the northern Nicoya Peninsula is 5-3/4 in high and depicts a seated male. He is posed with hands resting on his kn

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

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.

Ancient Costa Rican Nicoya Rattle Footed Bowl w Heads ca. 1200-1350 AD. Size 7 1/4 inches diameter x 4 1/4 inches high. Pre-Columbian Art, polychrome, , Nicoya, Northwest Costa Rica, Central America.

Pre-Columbian Greater Nicoya pottery vessel with protruding jaguar head, Costa Rica, circa 800-1200 CE, natural pigment-decorated with madder red and black, the dun-colored gourd-shaped body and flari

Pre-Columbian Greater Nicoya pottery vessel with protruding jaguar head, Costa Rica, circa 800-1200 CE, natural pigment-decorated with madder red and black, the red clay gourd-shaped body and flaring

Contemporary Nicoya Culture Head Pot from Costa Rica 7" Tall, Minor Rim Chips

**First Time At Auction** Pre-Columbian, Atlantic Watershed, Costa Rica, Nicoya or Guanacaste region, ca. 300 to 500 CE. A wonderful pottery vessel in the form of a trophy head decorated with war pain