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MADE IN COSTA RICA

• COSTA RICAN HAND PAINTED POTTERY
  COSTA RICAN HAND PAINTED POTTERY VASEDESCRIPTION: Hand Painted Traditional Pottery Vase from Palmares area in Costa Rica. This is a listing for a decorative pottery vase that was handcrafted in Costa Rica. The round vase is hand-painted with bands of rust and browns featuring a variety of abstract geometric designs. Costa Rican pottery is completely handmade with traditional techniques passed down through the generations for thousands of years. The artisans create the clay pots on hand-operated pottery wheels and polish the pieces to give them a smooth finish and luster. Designs are painted with natural pigments made from ground colored rocks mixed with water, then fired in traditional wood-burning kilns. The result is a striking earthen pottery unique to this specific region of Costa Rica. This beautiful ceramic vase has a rounded bottom and comes with pottery base. CIRCA: 21st Century ORIGIN: Costa Rica DIMENSIONS: H: 13 1/2" W: 10" CONDITION: Great condition. Additional base has a crack. See lot description for details on item condition. More detailed condition requests can be obtained via email (info@akibaantiques.com) or SMS 305-332-9274. Any condition statement given, as a courtesy to a client, is only an opinion and should not be treated as a statement of fact. Akiba Antiques shall have no responsibility for any error or omission.
• COSTA RICAN GUANACASTE NICOYA
  COSTA RICAN GUANACASTE NICOYA BROWNWARE FOOTED OLLAPre-Columbian, Costa Rica, Guanacaste / Nicoya region, ca. 900 to 1200 CE. A beautiful, hand-built bichrome pottery olla, its form with a dramatically corseted body, four equidistantly placed perforated lugs for suspension, a flat rim, and flared concave pedestal base also perforated in four equidistant locales that correspond to those of the upper lug handles. The piece is decorated with crimped borders on the rim and lower end of the shoulder as well as a register of incised stylized geometric motifs adorning the upper shoulder. Size: 9.875" Diameter x 6.125" H (25.1 cm x 15.6 cm) After the Aztecs and Mayans fled Mexico around 600 CE, these peoples occupied the Greater Nicoya area, and a new civilization came to be known as the Chorotegas, meaning "fleeing people." According to scholars, the Chorotegas were the only indigenous culture in Costa Rica to create a written language comprised of glyphs that are somewhat similar to those used by the Maya. These peoples were also skilled artisans, who in addition to pottery produced jadeworks, jewelry, and cotton fabrics colored with animal and vegetable dyes. Their pottery was traded throughout Central America and Southern Mesoamerica. Provenance: Whisnant Gallery, New Orleans, Louisiana USA, acquired over twenty years ago 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. PLEASE NOTE: Due to recent increases of shipments being seized by Australian & German customs (even for items with pre-UNESCO provenance), we will no longer ship most antiquities and ancient Chinese art to Australia & Germany. For categories of items that are acceptable to ship to Australia or Germany, please contact us directly or work with your local customs brokerage firm. Display stands not described as included/custom in the item description are for photography purposes only and will not be included with the item upon shipping. #123069 Condition: Expected surface wear with minor scuffs, scratches, nicks, and pigment loss commensurate with age.
• PRE-COLUMBIAN NICOYA EARTHENWARE
  PRE-COLUMBIAN NICOYA EARTHENWARE JAR Guanacaste region of Costa Rica; of squat globular form, with shallow incised lines around the shoulder suggesting a gourd, and three frogs modeled in low relief; burnished orange-brown earthenware, 7 3/4 in. H.
• GUANACASTE, COSTA RICA, FOOTED VASE
  GUANACASTE, COSTA RICA, FOOTED VASE Guanacaste, Costa Rica, footed vase, AD1000-1350, having a jaguar head and front paws projecting, somewhat eroded black and red pigments on the upper half, 1/4" chip off nose, 9"h
• PRE-COLUMBIAN NICOYA RATTLE LEG
  PRE-COLUMBIAN NICOYA RATTLE LEG BOWL, COSTA RICA Pre-Columbian, Costa Rica, Nicoya, circa 800 to 1000 CE diminutive ceramic bowl with a flared rim, rising on three hollow rattle legs having mold-formed facial details with openwork nostrils and mouths likely depicting jaguars, containing loose rattle balls. Approximate dimensions: h. 2", dia. 5".
• PRE-COLUMBIAN NICOYA EARTHENWARE
  PRE-COLUMBIAN NICOYA EARTHENWARE FOOTED BOWL Costa Rica, 1000-1500 A.D.; with four figural loop legs modeled as monkeys' heads and arms; brown earthenware covered with red ochre slip, details added with tan slip, 5 in. H., 8 in. Diam.
• TWO PRE-COLUMBIAN POTTERY
  TWO PRE-COLUMBIAN POTTERY VESSELSTwo Pre-Columbian Pottery Vessels , before 1500 A.D., possibly Costa Rica, with face reliefs, polychrome design, larger h. 7 in., dia. 8 1/2 in Provenance: Collection of Brooke and Maria Fox, Metairie, LA
• * A Costa Rican Pottery Effigy
  * A Costa Rican Pottery Effigy Vessel circa AD 300-1200 of globular form with raised facial features on the shoulder having vertical rib form arms. Height 7 3/4 x width 8 1/4 inches.
• (3) PRE-COLUMBIAN EARTHENWARE
  (3) PRE-COLUMBIAN EARTHENWARE VESSELS, COSTA RICA(lot of 3) Pre-Columbian earthenware vessels, Costa Rica, c.400-1530 A.D., including: (1) tripod bowl, in burnished red finish, with animal effigy side handles, rising on looped legs, approx 4"h, 6.5"diam., (1) small round biscuit-ware vessel, approx 4"h, 4.5"diam., (1) Diquis polychrome globular jar, decorated with relief-molded image of an owl, with chips to rim, approx 5"h, 6.25"diam.; 3.5lbs total
• A Pre-Columbian Female Pottery
  A Pre-Columbian Female Pottery Figure Costa Rica seated figure modeled with hands resting on outstretched legs feet with curled toes height 5 in.
• COSTA RICAN OLLA, BIRD FORM,
  COSTA RICAN OLLA, BIRD FORM, EX-SCHMITT**Originally Listed At $400** Pre-Columbian, Costa Rican, Post-Classic Period, ca. 500 to 900 CE. A delightful pottery jar featuring an avianesque visage comprised of a triangular, beak-like nose with prominent nostrils beneath a dangling wattle, heavy-lidded eyes, and a pair of long ears, all below a flared rim. The spherical body presents a raised shoulder just before the tubular neck. A charming example from ancient Costa Rica! Size: 9" Diameter x 9.2" H (22.9 cm x 23.4 cm) Provenance: ex-Marc Amiguet Schmitt estate, Amiguet's Ancient Art, Evansville, Indiana, USA, acquired prior to January 1, 2010 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. We ship worldwide and handle all shipping in-house for your convenience. #175072 Condition: Some chipping to rim and right ear. Light surface wear as shown. Otherwise, intact and excellent with nice earthen deposits on interior.
• PRE-COLUMBIAN RED & BLACK POTTERY
  PRE-COLUMBIAN RED & BLACK POTTERY VASE, COSTA RICAPre-Columbian pottery vase, Greater Nicoya region of Costa Rica, c.1000-1350 A.D., pear-shaped body, on flared base, ornamented in red and black figural and geometric designs, approx 13.25"h, 8.75"diam, 7lbs **Provenance: A fine San Antonio, Texas estate. Consignor originally purchased from Riverbend Gallery via Artemis Gallery Auction in 2011. Previous provenance: former D. Manning, Pennsylvania private collection. Inherited by descent from a family member's U.S. collection that was assembled in the 1950s and 1960s.** ***PLEASE NOTE: All of the pottery pieces in this auction are inherently fragile. Most are likely to have crazing, small chips, and imperfections. Please assume that they are not in perfect condition and bid accordingly. Per our terms, there will be no refunds based on condition.***
• PRE-COLUMBIAN NICOYA TRIPOD
  PRE-COLUMBIAN NICOYA TRIPOD RATTLE BOWL Costa Rica, 1200 - 1500 A.D.; a hemispheric bowl supported on large feet modeled as eagles' heads; brown earthenware covered in tan slip and decorated in black and orange-brown, 4 1/8 in. H., 6 1/2 in. Diam.
• (2) Pcs Central American pottery,
  (2) Pcs Central American pottery, c/o vase marked "Guanacaste Costa Rica" signed illegibly 1991 (9" dia x 4-1/2" h), unmarked footed bowl (10-3/4" dia x 3-5/8" h)
• COSTA RICAN CEREMONIAL ZOOMORPHIC
  COSTA RICAN CEREMONIAL ZOOMORPHIC MACE HEADPre-Columbian, Central America, Costa Rica, Greater Nicoya or Atlantic Watershed, Period IV, ca. 300 to 500 CE. A hand-carved stone mace head of bulbous form with a protruding zoomorphic head of abstract form on one side and a deep socketing shaft on the other. The intriguing creature perhaps represents a serpent or a large feline and features deep orbitals, a slightly raised nose, enormous fangs, and petite ears protruding from the temples; 2 recessed cavities are drilled near the mandible corners. Size: 3.6" L x 2.7" W x 2.25" H (9.1 cm x 6.9 cm x 5.7 cm); 6.4" H (16.3 cm) on included custom stand. Provenance: private New York, New York, USA collection; ex-prominent lawyer Stanley L. Kaufman (d. 1983) 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. We ship worldwide and handle all shipping in-house for your convenience. #179556 Condition: Minor abrasions and earthen deposits, with light softening to some finer details, otherwise intact and excellent. Great surface texture.
• PRE-COLUMBIAN POLYCHROME POTTERY
  PRE-COLUMBIAN POLYCHROME POTTERY VESSELPre-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 and Maria Fox, Metairie, LA
• COSTA RICAN PAINTED WOOD ROLLING
  COSTA RICAN PAINTED WOOD ROLLING CART AND A WICKER BASKETCosta Rican Painted Wood Rolling Cart and a Wicker Basket,
• PRE-COLUMBIAN POLYCHROME POTTERY
  PRE-COLUMBIAN POLYCHROME POTTERY VESSELPre-Columbian Polychrome Pottery Vessel , 800-1350 A.D., Costa Rica, possibly Nicoya, avian head, fluted body, zoomorphic designs, splayed ring base, h. 9 1/2 in., dia. 5 1/2 in Provenance: Collection of Brooke and Maria Fox, Metairie, LA
• PRE-COLUMBIAN NICOYA PAINTED TRIPOD
  PRE-COLUMBIAN NICOYA PAINTED TRIPOD RATTLE BOWL Possibly Chorotega, Costa Rica, 300 - 1000 A.D.; brown earthenware covered with white slip, with linear geometric decoration in orange-brown and black, 5 1/4 in. H., 7 1/4 in. Diam.
• PRE-COLUMBIAN POTTERY TRIPOD
  PRE-COLUMBIAN POTTERY TRIPOD BOWL, COSTA RICAPre-Columbian Pottery Tripod Bowl, Costa Rica. Circa 1000 CE. Cream colored bowl with orange and brown paint, and jaguar head legs. Provenance: The Miles and Shirley Fiterman Collection, Minneapolis, MN. Size: 7.5'' x 13.5'' x 13.5" (19 x 34 x 34 cm). Please Note: There Are No Hidden or Confidential Reserves in this Auction; All Acceptable Bidding Commences at the Online Start Price.
• COSTA RICAN POLYCHROME POTTERY
  COSTA RICAN POLYCHROME POTTERY EFFIGY JARCosta Rican polychrome pottery effigy jar, in the form of a human face with friezes of geometric design and glyphs, 8 1/2" h., 6 1/2" dia. Competitive in-house shipping is available for this lot. Condition: Wear and abrasions commensurate with age.
• COSTA RICAN NICOYA VESSEL
  COSTA RICAN NICOYA VESSEL ZOOMORPHIC FORMPre-Columbian, Central America, Costa Rica, Nicoya region, ca. 200 to 600 CE. An adorable pottery vessel in the form of a seated zoomorph adorned with black-on-red painted decoration of woven and geometric motifs. Resting upon 4 folded, slender legs, the stylized animal displays sizable eyes beneath narrowed brows, a round nose on a protruding snout, an open mouth, and a short tail. Size: 5.8" Diameter x 3" H (14.7 cm x 7.6 cm) Provenance: private New York, New York, USA collection; ex-James Grant collection, Southern California, USA, collected during the 1950s 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. We ship worldwide and handle all shipping in-house for your convenience. #176554 Condition: Professionally repaired and restored with some expected nicks and abrasions, but otherwise in very good condition with nice remaining pigments and light earthen deposits.
• PRE-COLUMBIAN POLYCHROME POTTERY
  PRE-COLUMBIAN POLYCHROME POTTERY VESSELPre-Columbian Polychrome Pottery Vessel , 800-1350 A.D., Costa Rica, possibly Nicoya, avian head, zoomorphic design, splayed ring base, h. 8 1/2 in., w. 5 1/2 in., d. 4 in Provenance: Collection of Brooke and Maria Fox, Metairie, LA
• COSTA RICAN NICOYA POLYCHROME
  COSTA RICAN NICOYA POLYCHROME CYLINDERPre-Columbian, Central America, Costa Rica, Nicoya or Atlantic Watershed, ca. 300 to 500 CE. An attractive pottery vessel presenting a minimalist, cylindrical form with an exterior adorned with the broad strokes of a zigzagging, geometric motif. The mesmerizing design features red-painted striations surrounded by black borders and embellished with black polka-dots in areas, all fit between a slightly rounded base and flared rim. Size: 7.3" Diameter x 6" H (18.5 cm x 15.2 cm) Provenance: private New York, New York, USA collection; ex-prominent lawyer Stanley L. Kaufman (d. 1983) collection, USA 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. We ship worldwide and handle all shipping in-house for your convenience. #179559 Condition: Professionally repaired and restored with overpainting in areas - all done very well and hardly noticeable. Small perforation in one area of wall, as well as nicks and abrasions commensurate with age. Stable hairline fissure to rim. Otherwise, very nice presentation with great remaining painted decoration.
• COSTA RICAN DECORATED CART, H:
  COSTA RICAN DECORATED CART, H: 26; L: 42; D: 21 INCHESCosta Rican Decorated Cart, H: 26; L: 42; D: 21 inches
• Guanacaste Culture Effigy
  Guanacaste Culture Effigy Pedestal Vessel, Costa Rica, ca. A.D. 500-800, the bowl of the pot painted to represent a human head with raised ear, nose and mouth features, with band of glyph decorations around the rim of the bowl and richly painted decoration overall in orange, black and cream, h. 9-1/2".
• Pre-Columbian polychrome ceramic
  Pre-Columbian polychrome ceramic bowl with geometric designs. Chorotega, Costa Rica. 3 3/8"H x 5 1/4"Diam. Good condition with appropriate wear.
• PRE-COLUMBIAN COSTA RICA TRIPOD
  PRE-COLUMBIAN COSTA RICA TRIPOD RATTLE VESSEL Pre-Columbian Guanacaste, circa 600-900 CE, Costa Rican tripod rattle vessel, having a dished rim above an oval body supported on three legs with figures at the top of each rattles, retaining vestiges of geometric decoration. Approximate dimensions: h. 7.25", dia. 5.25".
• Nicoya Culture Seated Female
  Nicoya Culture Seated Female Figure, Atlantic Watershed Region, Costa Rica, A.D. 800-1200, the seated terra cotta figure having a head wearing perforated circular earplugs and a vertical headdress, the body with curved arms, the hands resting on the hips, the entire front surface decorated with black linear geometric designs, with areas of red pigment on the headdress, ears, mouth, feet and hands, h. 9".
• PRE-COLUMBIAN POLYCHROME POTTERY
  PRE-COLUMBIAN POLYCHROME POTTERY EFFIGY FIGURESThree Pre-Columbian Polychrome Pottery Effigy Figures , 800-1200 A.D., Costa Rica, possibly Nicoya, largest h. 7 3/4 in., w. 3 in., d. 3 in Provenance: Collection of Brooke and Maria Fox, Metairie, LA
• PRE-COLUMBIAN POTTERY TRIPOD
  PRE-COLUMBIAN POTTERY TRIPOD BOWLPre-Columbian Pottery Tripod Bowl , 800-1500 A.D., Costa Rica, possibly Nicoya, red slip design, animal head rattle legs, h. 8 in., dia. 12 1/2 in Provenance: Collection of Brooke and Maria Fox, Metairie, LA
• COSTA RICAN BASALT SEATED MALE
  COSTA RICAN BASALT SEATED MALE SHAMAN FIGUREPre-Columbian, Central America, Costa Rica, Central Highlands, Atlantic Watershed, ca. 1000 to 1400 CE. An intriguing hand carved basalt stone sculpture of a squatting man thoughtfully gazing into the distance. A braid of hair or part of a headdress hangs down his back next to a sack or load slung over his shoulder. One cheek has a slight bulge which is an indication that he has a wad of drugs in his cheek - also known as a coca-chewer. Shaman figures known as Sukia, are often depicted smoking, perhaps this figure is peering skyward and his puckered lips perhaps blowing smoke toward the stars above. Size: 6" L x 6" W x 11.5" H (15.2 cm x 15.2 cm x 29.2 cm)0 Provenance: private Lexington, Kentucky, USA collection; ex-prominent Harry Franklin collection, acquired in the 1970s 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. We ship worldwide and handle all shipping in-house for your convenience. #176970 Condition: Old chips and abrasions to high pointed areas. Weathering to surface and losses to finer details, but overall form is well preserved. No repairs or restoration.
• Five Costa Rican Pre-Columbian
  Five Costa Rican Pre-Columbian Pottery Vessels, 300 BC-1000 AD including two tripod jars, two tripod bowls, one with zoomorphic legs, the other with painted geometric band, and a pot with incised decoration tallest height 5 in — 12.7 cm
• COSTA RICAN NICOYA POTTERY DOUBLE
  COSTA RICAN NICOYA POTTERY DOUBLE HEADED BIRD OCARINA**First Time At Auction** Pre-Columbian, Costa Rica, Nicoya / Guanacaste, ca. 500 to 1000 CE. A fantastical ocarina in the form of a double headed bird- the brownware surface incised with stippled patterning. The tail forms the mouthpiece and 4 note holes on the body enable the player to change pitch - this ancient instrument is still functional! Whistling flute instruments were important part of ceremony and birds were regarded as supernatural beings that could fly, sing, and imitate human speech. Size: 5" L x 4.75" W x 4" H (12.7 cm x 12.1 cm x 10.2 cm) Provenance: private New York, New York, USA collection; ex-prominent lawyer Stanley L. Kaufman 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. We ship worldwide and handle all shipping in-house for your convenience. #178404 Condition: Repaired and restored from many pieces. Break lines visible throughout body and new material added to feet and beaks. Whistle functions and keyholes work.
• COSTA RICAN CHIRIQUI POTTERY TRIPOD
  COSTA RICAN CHIRIQUI POTTERY TRIPOD RATTLE COCOA CUPPre-Columbian, Costa Rica, Diquis region, Chiriqui, ca. 1200 to 1500 CE. A fine pottery cocoa cup, known as a spider or chocolate pot, presenting a rounded bottom, a brief neck, and a flared and folded rim atop a deep basin, all supported by 3 conical, curved legs. The ancient vessel is heavily adorned with applied clay decorations, such as a horizontal register of spiraling S-motifs that sits just below the rim, 3 felines that cap each leg, and a pair of lizards that flank the rim, their lengthy bodies stretching down the vessel's body. Each leg of the cup features a long, vertical slit down the front, exposing the spherical rattle on each interior. Liberal remains of black pigment further embellish the exterior. Size: 7" Diameter x 6.6" H (17.8 cm x 16.8 cm) This vessel is sometimes referred to as a "chocolate pot" after its association with the cherished cocoa beverage. This form with its long legs, the bowl deep, almost cauldron-like, with a nicely flared lip, originates from the Diquis Region of Costa Rica and dates to the Chiriqui Phase. Provenance: private Lumberton, Texas, USA collection, acquired before 2010 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. PLEASE NOTE: Due to recent increases of shipments being seized by Australian & German customs (even for items with pre-UNESCO provenance), we will no longer ship most antiquities and ancient Chinese art to Australia & Germany. For categories of items that are acceptable to ship to Australia or Germany, please contact us directly or work with your local customs brokerage firm. Display stands not described as included/custom in the item description are for photography purposes only and will not be included with the item upon shipping. #169348 Condition: Repaired from several pieces with break lines visible and fill in some small areas. Rattle in 1 leg functions, the other 2 are stuck in place. Expected nicks, chips, pitting, and abrasions throughout, commensurate with age. Otherwise, nice with liberal remains of pigment.
• COSTA RICAN JAGUAR METATE
  COSTA RICAN JAGUAR METATE GRINDING STONE Costa Rican volcanic stone jaguar Metate or grinding stone, carved with a snarling jaguar head issuing from and oval grinding plate having a geometric band around the rim of the plate, the whole rising on two figural legs, one a human captive and the other appears to be a spirit or a chimera figure with a skull for a head. Approximate dimensions: h. 3.5", w. 6", d. 9.75".