Description:

Pre-Columbian, Costa Rica, Nicoya culture, ca. 1000-1350 CE. A very large polychrome footed vessel from the Greater Nicoya region of Pre-Columbian Costa Rica, of the Pataky polychrome variety. It features a pear-shaped, bulbous, flare-footed body with decoration in black, cream/tan, and red pigments. The upper band of iconography depicts abstract symbolic representations alluding to jaguar and feather imagery, while the body and base of the vessel features a variety of other polychrome geometric patterns of decoration. Size: 13-3/8"H x 9-1/2"D. Provenance: Ex-Colorado Springs collection. All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back. A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids. #107162

  • Condition: Restoration to the foot, and a few small rim chips. Minor surface wear and pigment loss- expected for a large piece of this age. The surface shows ample mineral deposits and root marks that are hallmarks of the age and authenticity of this piece

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