Costa Rican or Nicaraguan Figural Vessel

Greater Nicoya Region, circa AD 1 - 500

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December 10, 03:03 PM GMT

Estimate

7,000 - 9,000 EUR

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Description

Property from a European Private Collection

Costa Rican or Nicaraguan Figural Vessel

Greater Nicoya Region, circa AD 1 - 500

Length: 15 ¼ in (28.7 cm)

Carlos Poveda, Paris

European Private Collection, acquired from the above in the 1980s

Gillett Griffin, et al., eds., Ancient American Art, 3500 BC-AD 1532: Masterworks of the Pre-Columbian Era, Milan, 2011, p. 137

In an unusual position, kneeling on knees with legs sharply bent and elbows, with cupped hands extended, the face with a serene expression with a flaring spout emerging from the top; covered overall in lustrous brown slip.

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