Costa Rican Nicoya Polychrome Jar w/ Owl Face
Updated August 6, 2026
| Lot number | 0038 |
| Estimate | $1,200 - $1,800 |
| Opening bid | $450 |
| Auction | Fine Fossils, Native American, Asian, Ethno |
| Date | August 6, 2026 at 11:00 AM EDT |
| Auction house | Artemis Fine Arts |
| Location | Louisville, Colorado |
Pre-Columbian, Costa Rica, Nicoya Peninsula, Greater Nicoya zone, ca. 500 to 1200 CE. A globular Nicoya polychrome jar whose buff-slipped body is encircled at the shoulder by a band of red and dark
Register & bid on this lot at Bidspirit →
More lots in this auction
- Pre-Columbian Pottery Group - Maya Polychrome Sherd & Tripod Vessels
- Chancay Bichrome Cuchimilco Pottery Figure - Standing Nude Male
- Three Maya Chert, Flint & Obsidian Eccentric Blades
- Two Moche High Quality Gold & Silver Tweezers
- Maya Copador Bowl + Jalisco/Colima Barrel Rattle Vessel
- Large / Intact Chimu Copper Tumis, Preserved Textile Impressions
- Three Maya Greenstone Celts
- Greater Nicoya Polychrome Effigy Jar - Modeled Face, Scrolls
See all lots in Fine Fossils, Native American, Asian, Ethno →