Property from a European Private Collection
Costa Rican or Nicaraguan Figural Vessel
Greater Nicoya Region, circa AD 1 - 500
Lot closes
December 10, 03:03 PM GMT
Estimate
7,000 - 9,000 EUR
Starting Bid
5,000 EUR
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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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