Costa Rican Greenstone Frog Amulet with Shell Inlays
Updated August 6, 2026
| Lot number | 0035 |
| Estimate | $600 - $900 |
| Opening bid | $250 |
| Auction | Summer Marketplace | Ancient & Ethnographic |
| Date | August 13, 2026 at 11:00 AM EDT |
| Auction house | Artemis Fine Arts |
| Location | Louisville, Colorado |
Pre-Columbian, Costa Rica, ca. 300–700 CE. A compact amulet carved from mottled green stone in the form of a stylized frog, its splayed limbs flanking a deeply drilled central cavity that
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