Description:

Pre-Columbian, Costa Rica, Nicoya culture, ca. 800 to 1200 CE. A pair of charming ceramic vessels, both with bulbous bodies and corseted necks. Wide, sloping mouths with slightly pronounced rims finish the shape of the vessels. One has a linear pattern of repeated black and red lines around its upper body, neck, and rim. The other has a black-painted motif of abstract, zoomorphic forms around its shoulder. Size of largest (they are close in size): 4.55" W x 3.95" H (11.6 cm x 10 cm)

Provenance: private Boulder, Colorado, USA collection

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#131429

  • Condition: Very small chips from rims and surfaces, otherwise in very nice condition with excellent preservation of motifs. Both have old collection stickers on their undersides.

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