Greater Nicoya Polychrome Effigy Jar - Modeled Face, Scrolls
Updated August 6, 2026
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| Lot number | 0041 |
| Estimate | $800 - $1,200 |
| Opening bid | $400 |
| 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/Nicaragua, Greater Nicoya, Period VI. Ca. 1000 - 1350 CE. A rotund, globe-bodied jar whose swelling terracotta form becomes, almost slyly, a face. Applied coffee-bean eyes
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