A Costa Rican alligator vessel
Updated August 17, 2026
This auction ended on August 25, 2026.
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| Lot number | 0157 |
| Estimate | $300 - $500 |
| Opening bid | $150 |
| Auction | Native American Pre-Columbian Tribal Fine Art |
| Date | August 25, 2026 at 10:00 AM EDT |
| Auction house | TAOS Auction Co |
| Location | Santa Fe, New Mexico |
Pre-Contact, Costa Rica, the ceramic vessel depicting body of alligator with four bent legs, protruding skin detailing, eyes on either side of body, with long snout with banded mouth, butthole at

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