Description:

**First Time At Auction**

Pre-Columbian, Central America, Costa Rica, probably Nicoya area, ca. 800 to 1200 CE. A set of 2 hand-built pottery vessels from ancient Costa Rica, a large bowl and a double-chambered jar. Each chamber of the petite double jar features a rounded base, a carinated midsection, and a flared rim with a handle arching in the middle, and negative resist triangular motifs decorate the upper bodies; solid red pigment adorns the bottoms. The larger jar is of nearly spherical form with a thin, overhanging rim and exterior surfaces decorated with dense foliage and floral motifs via the negative resist technique. Size of largest: 6.7" Diameter x 5.1" H (17 cm x 13 cm)

Provenance: ex-Nancy and Dr. E.F. Simpson collection, Los Angeles, California, USA, acquired from 1970 to 2000

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.

#171904

  • Condition: Larger vessel has stabilization to a few fissures stemming from rim, and repair to petite vessel along midsection; both vessels with adhesive residue along break lines. Both pieces have minor chips, abrasions, and fading to pigment commensurate with age, and light encrustations. Nice preservation to pigment throughout.

Accepted Forms of Payment:

American Express, Discover, MasterCard, Visa

Shipping

Auction House will ship, at Buyer's expense

May 26, 2022 8:00 AM MDT
Louisville, CO, US

Artemis Fine Arts

You agree to pay a buyer's premium of 26.5% and any applicable taxes and shipping.

View full terms and conditions

Bid Increments
From: To: Increments:
$0 $299 $25
$300 $999 $50
$1,000 $1,999 $100
$2,000 $4,999 $250
$5,000 $9,999 $500
$10,000 $19,999 $1,000
$20,000 $49,999 $2,500
$50,000 $99,999 $5,000
$100,000 $199,999 $10,000
$200,000 + $20,000