Costa Rican Polychrome Zoomorphic Rattle

Pre-Columbian, Central America, Costa Rica, ca. 800 to 1300 CE. A hand-built pottery rattle depicting an abstract zoomorphic creature. The ovoid body is adorned with thick red bands interspersed with

Pre-Columbian, northwestern Costa Rica, Guanacaste / Nicoya, Middle / Late Polychrome periods, ca. 800 to 1550 CE. A beautiful, highly-burnished tripod vessel comprised of three abstract zoomorphic fe

Pre-Columbian, Guanacaste Costa Rica / Nicaragua, ca. 600 to 900 CE. A hand painted pottery pedestal vessel supported by tripod rattle feet showing distinct Mayan influence. The body of the vessel is

Pre-Columbian, Central America, Costa Rica, ca. 500 to 1500 CE. A remarkable pottery bowl presenting a rounded bottom, concave walls, and a flared rim, all sitting upon a trio of petite legs in the fo

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, ca. 800 to 1200 CE. Three delightful ceramic musical instruments - two ocarinas and one rattle - of zoomorphic form. Two are highly abstract, while the third is a crocodilia

Pre-Columbian style, Costa Rican, Nicoya - Guanacaste terracotta pottery effigy vessel with bands of polychrome painted decoration and tripod form, rattle legs, depicting a human on one side and an an

COSTA RICA, 500-1000 AD A fine example of a Pre-Columbian Costa Rican tripod rattle foot bowl. The bowl is beautifully decorated with polychrome scenes of native life. The bowl stands on three bird he

Pre-Columbian, Costa Rica, ca. 800 to 1200 CE. An attractive polychrome tripod bowl decorated on the interior with concentric bands of curvilinear motifs painted in black on cream slip against a red g

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.

Polychrome bowl with red snake-like designs to interior on creamy white slip, with three rattle legs, two of these joined by snake-like arms to an animal head centered between these two legs. Restorat

Pre Columbian, Costa Rican, Kingdom of Nicoya / Cacicazgo, stoneware ceramic pottery jaguar effigy vessel with elaborate polychrome painted decoration and tri-pod form with rattle legs, the jaguar's m

A tripod pottery vessel in stylized zoomorphic figure. Costa Rica, Guana Caste /Nicoya, CE200-600. 12"h x 4 1/2"d. Provenance: The Alvin M. Cohen Collection, Bethesda MD.

Greater Nicoya or Atlantic Watershed, Period IV Ca. 300-500 AD. Imposing terracotta hollow pottery seated figure molded with hands held to hips. Pale orange-tan fabric with delicate painted black geom

Atlantic Watershed Zone, Ticaban Period IV, Ca. 1 to 500 AD.Unique and rare style for a ritual vessel. The small central bowl is raised up by three standing figural legs, one playing a flute. They hav

Pre-Columbian, northwestern Costa Rica, Middle / Late Polychrome periods in Guanacaste / Nicoya, ca. 800 to 1550 CE. A striking, rare style of tripod vessel, composed of an ornately-decorated, tall-si

Fine great Nicoya, Galo style period circa 500-800 AD, terracotta standing female figure. With geometric and avian designs throughout in traditional polychrome (literally meaning three colors) style,

Pre-Columbian, Costa Rica, ca. 500 to 1000 CE. Large and very expressive polychrome decorated pottery jar in the form of a stylized head. Sitting on pedestal base, it is painted with black and orange

**Originally Listed At $700** Pre-Columbian, Central America, Costa Rica, Greater Nicoya or Atlantic Watershed, Period IV, ca. 300 to 500 CE. A sizable pottery vessel of spherical, round-bottomed form

Greater Nicoya or Atlantic Watershed, Period IV Ca. 300-500 AD. Colorful terracotta vessel of somewhat corseted shape, flared base. Overall decorated with polychrome painted design on either side; in

Greater Nicoya or Atlantic Watershed, Period IV Ca. 300-500 AD. A wonderful rounded painted jar with shamanistic devices incorporating figures painted and molded in high relief to either side. Geometr

Greater Nicoya or Atlantic Watershed, Period IV Ca. 300-500 AD. Colorful terracotta vessel of somewhat corseted shape, flared base. Overall decorated with polychrome painted feather serpent design on

Pre-Columbian, Mexico, Chupicuaro, ca. 400 to 100 BCE. A striking polychromed terracotta four-lobed vessel standing on three bulbous rattle feet. The front lobe is adorned with a projecting bird-like

Pre-Columbian Polychrome seated figure from the Nicoya region of Costa Rica, ca. 500-1000 CE. Seated female terracotta figure with intricate geometric painted designs, bulbous eyes and low relief nose