Description:

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 on a cream ground. Relief nose, ears and mouth, large round slightly recessed eyes. Size: 8" W x 11.625" H (20.3 cm x 29.5 cm)

Provenance: ex-Arte Primitivo, Fine Pre-Columbian & Tribal Art #111, September 22, 2023, lot 223; ex-private Indiana, USA collection, acquired from Arte Primitivo; ex-private New York City, New York, USA collection, from the 1950s - 1980s

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#182267

  • Condition: Base repaired from about 6 pieces, inside still encrusted with earthen deposits. Paint still quite vivid!

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