Description:

Pre-Columbian, Border area between Panama & Costa Rica (Diquis zone), Tarrago, Chirique Phase, Period VI, ca. 1000-1500 CE. These simple yet elegant earthenware jars represent early pottery created in the border area between Panama and Costa Rica. The ollas have rounded bottoms creating elegant, ovoid, egg-shaped volumes. Each with slightly different proportions, the ollas complement one another. The largest olla has incised circular motifs meandering around the rim of the handsome vessel. Another highlight of the group is a vessel with designs composed of feathers bordering cocoa beans adorning the neck. Another piece impresses us with its fine form and the adorable frog poised to leap off its shoulder. The ensemble also includes a rattle leg tripod bowl and a small vessel with tiny applied figures. 6"T x 6"D (frog), 7-1/2"T x 8"D (circular motif), 5-3/4"T x 6"D (feather, cocoa bean), 4"T x 6-1/4"D (tripod), 3-1/2"T x 3-1/2"D (human) Provenance: Ex-J. Gibson Collection, Denver, CO All items in this auction have been legally acquired, are legal to sell, and guaranteed to be as described or your money back. A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids, papered by our parent company, Artemis Gallery Ancient Art. The starting price is the lowest price at which the lot can sell.

  • Condition: Intact. Olla with tiny frog on shoulder is missing pendant frog on other shoulder. Largest has pressure crack that's been stabilized and some chipping at rim as shown. The other is near choice!

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$0 $299 $25
$300 $999 $50
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$50,000 $99,999 $5,000
$100,000 $199,999 $10,000
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