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Pre-Columbian Nicoya Tripod Pottery Bowl, Costa Rica

$ 258.71

Availability: 83 in stock
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: Costa Rica
  • Provenance: Ownership History Available
  • Handmade: Yes

    Description

    Description:
    Pre-Columbian Costa Rica Nicoya Burnished Brown Tripod Pottery Bowl.
    Location:
    Guanacaste, Nicoya Peninsula, Costa Rica.
    Date:
    C
    irca. 1000 - 1250 A.D.
    Type:
    Rare type of tempered brown burnished / slipped chocolateware with elegant sharply angled bowl,
    three rattle legs, and four evenly spaced small node-like appendages around center of body.  The
    upper shoulder of the bowl is decorated with incised linear stippled lines / hashes.
    Size:
    Approx.
    3.25" H x 5.5" D
    Condition:
    Very good condition; breakage to one leg, possible repairs,
    see photographs.