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Pre Columbian Costa Rica

Costa Rica Pre Columbian Jade Axe Avian Celt God Pendant
Costa Rica Pre Columbian Jade Axe Avian Celt God Pendant

Costa Rica Pre Columbian Jade Axe Avian Celt God Pendant

Located in Dallas, TX

the most precious of all materials in the eyes of the Pre-Columbian people of Costa Rica. Jadeite and

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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Costa Rican Pre-Columbian Figurative Sc...

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Jade

Supernatural Being, Pre-Columbian Gold Pendant, Costa Rica, circa 800 to 1500 AD
Supernatural Being, Pre-Columbian Gold Pendant, Costa Rica, circa 800 to 1500 AD

Supernatural Being, Pre-Columbian Gold Pendant, Costa Rica, circa 800 to 1500 AD

Located in San Pedro Garza Garcia, Nuevo Leon

Southern Costa Rica or Western Panama, circa 800 to 1500 AD. A very fine example of the goldwork of

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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Costa Rican Pre-Columbian Figurative Sc...

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Gold

Costa Rica Jade Avian Axe God Celt Pendant Pre Columbian, 500 AD-1500 AD
Costa Rica Jade Avian Axe God Celt Pendant Pre Columbian, 500 AD-1500 AD

Costa Rica Jade Avian Axe God Celt Pendant Pre Columbian, 500 AD-1500 AD

Located in Dallas, TX

precious of all materials in the eyes of the pre-Columbian people of Costa Rica. Jadeite and greenstone

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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Costa Rican Pre-Columbian Animal Sculpt...

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Jade

COSTA Rica Jade Avian Axe God Celt Pendant Pre Columbian, 500 Ad-1500 Ad
COSTA Rica Jade Avian Axe God Celt Pendant Pre Columbian, 500 Ad-1500 Ad

COSTA Rica Jade Avian Axe God Celt Pendant Pre Columbian, 500 Ad-1500 Ad

Located in Dallas, TX

the most precious of all materials in the eyes of the PreColumbian people of Costa Rica. Jadeite and

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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Costa Rican Pre-Columbian Figurative Sc...

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Jade

Published Papagayo Polychromed Rattling Tripod Bowl, Guanacaste, Costa Rica
Published Papagayo Polychromed Rattling Tripod Bowl, Guanacaste, Costa Rica

Published Papagayo Polychromed Rattling Tripod Bowl, Guanacaste, Costa Rica

Located in San Pedro Garza Garcia, Nuevo Leon

about 1970, accession #N-1040. Published: Art of Costa Rica, Pre-Columbian Painted and Sculpted Ceramics

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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Costa Rican Pre-Columbian Antiquities

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Pottery

Published Polychromed Rattling Tripod Bowl - Guanacaste, Costa Rica (600-900 AD)
Published Polychromed Rattling Tripod Bowl - Guanacaste, Costa Rica (600-900 AD)

Published Polychromed Rattling Tripod Bowl - Guanacaste, Costa Rica (600-900 AD)

Located in San Pedro Garza Garcia, Nuevo Leon

. Arthur M. Sackler collection, acquired about 1970, accession #N-1093. Published: Art of Costa Rica, Pre

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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Costa Rican Pre-Columbian Antiquities

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Pottery

Museum Quality Pre-Columbian Gold Twin Figures Pendant, circa 800 to 1500 AD
Museum Quality Pre-Columbian Gold Twin Figures Pendant, circa 800 to 1500 AD

Museum Quality Pre-Columbian Gold Twin Figures Pendant, circa 800 to 1500 AD

Located in San Pedro Garza Garcia, Nuevo Leon

Southern Costa Rica/Western Panama, circa 800 to 1500 AD. Gold Veraguas-Chiriqui-Diquis twin figure

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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Costa Rican Pre-Columbian Figurative Sc...

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Gold

Rare Costa Rican Jade Axe God Guanacaste Nicoya Region A.D. 1-500
Rare Costa Rican Jade Axe God Guanacaste Nicoya Region A.D. 1-500

Rare Costa Rican Jade Axe God Guanacaste Nicoya Region A.D. 1-500

Located in Dallas, TX

not as described. Jadeite was the most precious of all materials in the eyes of the Pre-Columbian

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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Costa Rican Pre-Columbian Figurative Sc...

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Jade

An Anthropomorphic Celt Axe God Pendant
An Anthropomorphic Celt Axe God Pendant

An Anthropomorphic Celt Axe God Pendant

$3,585

H 4.53 in W 1.78 in D 0.4 in

An Anthropomorphic Celt Axe God Pendant

Located in Amsterdam, NL

Central-America, Costa-Rica, Pre-Columbian Jadeite and other greenstones were utilized in a

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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Costa Rican Tribal Art

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Stone

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Important Pre Columbian Costa Rican Stone Prisoner
Important Pre Columbian Costa Rican Stone Prisoner

Important Pre Columbian Costa Rican Stone Prisoner

Located in New York, NY

; in porous volcanic stone. Doris Stone, in Pre Columbian Man in Costa Rica, states

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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Costa Rican Sculptures

Pre-Columbian Nicoya Pottery Bowl from Costa Rica
Pre-Columbian Nicoya Pottery Bowl from Costa Rica

Pre-Columbian Nicoya Pottery Bowl from Costa Rica

Located in Astoria, NY

Pre-Columbian Nicoya pottery bowl from Costa Rica, Guanacaste Province, circa 800. - 1200 CE. A

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Antique 17th Century Costa Rican Pre-Columbian Antiquities

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Clay

Pre-Columbian Costa Rican Nicoya Pottery Bowl
Pre-Columbian Costa Rican Nicoya Pottery Bowl

Pre-Columbian Costa Rican Nicoya Pottery Bowl

Located in Astoria, NY

Pre-Columbian Nicoya pottery bowl from the Costa Rican Guanacaste Province, made in the 17th

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Antique 17th Century Costa Rican Pre-Columbian Decorative Bowls

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Clay

Pre Columbian Nicoya Peninsula Watershed Burial Vessels
Pre Columbian Nicoya Peninsula Watershed Burial Vessels

Pre Columbian Nicoya Peninsula Watershed Burial Vessels

By Nicoya

Located in Dallas, TX

Pair of diminutive Costa Rican pottery burial vessels. One tripod red and black polychrome

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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Costa Rican Pre-Columbian Ceramics

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Pottery

Large Pre-Columbian Stone Metate
Large Pre-Columbian Stone Metate

Large Pre-Columbian Stone Metate

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H 13.5 in W 21 in D 13.5 in

Large Pre-Columbian Stone Metate

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Carved stone ceremonial tripod Metate. Made in Costa Rica circa 900 to 1400 AD.

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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Costa Rican Antiquities

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Stone

Pre Columbian Ancient Central America Nicoya Guancaste Cencer
Pre Columbian Ancient Central America Nicoya Guancaste Cencer

Pre Columbian Ancient Central America Nicoya Guancaste Cencer

Located in London, GB

Pre Columbian Ancient Central American Nicoya Guanacaste A small Censer with Tripod legs and

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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Costa Rican Antiquities

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Pottery

Grand Pre-Columbian Solar Gold Pectoral, Veraguas Diquis, circa 800 to 1500 AD
Grand Pre-Columbian Solar Gold Pectoral, Veraguas Diquis, circa 800 to 1500 AD

Grand Pre-Columbian Solar Gold Pectoral, Veraguas Diquis, circa 800 to 1500 AD

Located in San Pedro Garza Garcia, Nuevo Leon

: French passport permit for exportation Provenance: Old Parisian collection In Pre-Colombian America

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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Costa Rican Pre-Columbian Figurative Sc...

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Gold

Pre Columbian Figure Volcanic Stone Trophy Head Hunter Statue, Costa Rica 800 AD
Pre Columbian Figure Volcanic Stone Trophy Head Hunter Statue, Costa Rica 800 AD

Pre Columbian Figure Volcanic Stone Trophy Head Hunter Statue, Costa Rica 800 AD

Located in Portland, OR

Ancient Pre Columbian figure Volcanic stone trophy head hunter statue, Costa Rica 800 to 1100 AD

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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Costa Rican Pre-Columbian Tribal Art

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Stone

Pre Columbian Gold and Jade Necklace
Pre Columbian Gold and Jade Necklace

Pre Columbian Gold and Jade Necklace

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H 22 in W 1.5 in D 0.6 in

Pre Columbian Gold and Jade Necklace

Located in Dallas, TX

The Holy Trinity of Pre Columbian Beauty! A rare and unique one of a kind necklace comprised of

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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Costa Rican Pre-Columbian Tribal Art

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Jade, Gold

Pre Columbian Gold and Jade Nicoya Peninsula Pendant Necklace
Pre Columbian Gold and Jade Nicoya Peninsula Pendant Necklace

Pre Columbian Gold and Jade Nicoya Peninsula Pendant Necklace

Located in Dallas, TX

The Holy Trinity of Pre Columbian Beauty! A rare and unique one of a kind necklace comprised of

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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Costa Rican Pre-Columbian Animal Sculpt...

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Jade, Gold

Pre Columbian Jade Axe Celt God and Gold Pendant Necklace
Pre Columbian Jade Axe Celt God and Gold Pendant Necklace

Pre Columbian Jade Axe Celt God and Gold Pendant Necklace

Located in Dallas, TX

The Holy Trinity of Pre Columbian Beauty! A rare and unique one of a kind necklace comprised of

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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Costa Rican Pre-Columbian Animal Sculpt...

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Jade, Gold

Pre Columbian Costa Rican Jadeite Axe God Celt Pendant, circa 800_1200 AD
Pre Columbian Costa Rican Jadeite Axe God Celt Pendant, circa 800_1200 AD

Pre Columbian Costa Rican Jadeite Axe God Celt Pendant, circa 800_1200 AD

Located in London, GB

Pre Columbian Costa Rican Jadeite Axe God celt pendants from the Guanacaste/Nicoya region. Of

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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Costa Rican Tribal Art

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Jade

Rare Pre-columbian Ceremonial Stone Metate
Rare Pre-columbian Ceremonial Stone Metate

Rare Pre-columbian Ceremonial Stone Metate

Located in San Francisco, CA

underside with intricate geometric carving. Costa Rica, Guanacaste, Nicoya. Circa 300 - 700 AD. Comes

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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Costa Rican Pre-Columbian Sculptures

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Stone

Pre-Colombian Carved Stone Figure
Pre-Colombian Carved Stone Figure

Pre-Colombian Carved Stone Figure

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H 16 in W 13 in D 6 in

Pre-Colombian Carved Stone Figure

Located in Cleveland, OH

A 3/4 length figure of a female with long hair, carved of volcanic stone. On a custom metal stand and base.

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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Costa Rican Pre-Columbian Sculptures

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Stone

Pre-Columbian Carved Stone Figure
Pre-Columbian Carved Stone Figure

Pre-Columbian Carved Stone Figure

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H 16 in W 12.5 in D 6 in

Pre-Columbian Carved Stone Figure

Located in New York, NY

A three-quarter length figure of a female with long hair on a custom metal Stand and base. Carved of volcanic rock. Base dimensions are 8.875" W x 8" D.

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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Costa Rican Pre-Columbian Sculptures an...

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Stone

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Fossilised Skull of Prehistoric Marine Reptile the Mosasaur, 70Million Years Ago
Fossilised Skull of Prehistoric Marine Reptile the Mosasaur, 70Million Years Ago

Fossilised Skull of Prehistoric Marine Reptile the Mosasaur, 70Million Years Ago

Located in Puglia, Puglia

Upper Cretaceous, about 70-65 million years ago (Maastrichtian) Morocco The skull is reconstructed in good proportions with fossil pieces found in a phosphate mine in Morocco. I att...

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Antique 15th Century and Earlier African Natural Specimens

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Bone

Mid-Victorian Moorish wrought & cast iron pergola or decorative garden structure
Mid-Victorian Moorish wrought & cast iron pergola or decorative garden structure

Mid-Victorian Moorish wrought & cast iron pergola or decorative garden structure

Located in London, GB

A monumental Moorish mid-Victorian wrought iron Pergola or Decorative Garden Structure, a unique masterpiece in High Victorian Ironwork design. Our research confirms it is French, da...

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Antique Late 19th Century European Moorish Architectural Elements

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Wrought Iron

Canopus Jar "Asmet", 1069 - 664 B.C, Egypt
Canopus Jar "Asmet", 1069 - 664 B.C, Egypt

Canopus Jar "Asmet", 1069 - 664 B.C, Egypt

$19,000

H 12.99 in Dm 7.48 in

Canopus Jar "Asmet", 1069 - 664 B.C, Egypt

Located in Girona, Spain

Canopus Jar "Asmet", With certificate of authenticity. 1069 - 664 B.C, Egypt. Good condition. Egyptian culture are "Canopus jars". These were vessels that the ancient Egyptians ...

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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Egyptian Egyptian Vases

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Alabaster

17th Century Japanese Export Lacquer Cabinet with Depiction the Dutch Tradepost
17th Century Japanese Export Lacquer Cabinet with Depiction the Dutch Tradepost

17th Century Japanese Export Lacquer Cabinet with Depiction the Dutch Tradepost

Located in Amsterdam, NL

A highly important Japanese export lacquer cabinet with depiction of the Dutch East India Company tradepost Deshima and the annual Dutch delegation on its way to the Shogun in Edo ...

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Antique 17th Century Japanese Edo Lacquer

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Copper, Gold

Exceptional Mahogany and Ormolu-Mounted Bibliotheque
Exceptional Mahogany and Ormolu-Mounted Bibliotheque

Exceptional Mahogany and Ormolu-Mounted Bibliotheque

$1,245,270

H 118.9 in W 157.49 in D 30.32 in

Exceptional Mahogany and Ormolu-Mounted Bibliotheque

Located in London, GB

The overhanging foliate cornice above a frieze with reliefs of female and male figures surmounted by ribbon ties and flanked by foliage and laurel leaves, above two pairs of glazed d...

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Antique 19th Century French Neoclassical Cabinets

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Ormolu

'Pichet Espagnol' from the Madoura Pottery 'AR 245' by Pablo Picasso '1954'
'Pichet Espagnol' from the Madoura Pottery 'AR 245' by Pablo Picasso '1954'

'Pichet Espagnol' from the Madoura Pottery 'AR 245' by Pablo Picasso '1954'

$49,810Sale Price|20% Off

H 8.67 in W 9.85 in D 4.73 in

'Pichet Espagnol' from the Madoura Pottery 'AR 245' by Pablo Picasso '1954'

By Pablo Picasso

Located in London, GB

'Pichet Espagnol' ceramic piece from the Madoura Pottery (A.R. 245) by Pablo Picasso (1954). A fired, unglazed ceramic pitcher in the form of a stylised bird with elegant, Minimalist...

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Vintage 1950s French Modern Abstract Sculptures

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Ceramic

Giant Crocodile Fossil Wall Plate, Germany. 180 Million Years Old.
Giant Crocodile Fossil Wall Plate, Germany. 180 Million Years Old.

Giant Crocodile Fossil Wall Plate, Germany. 180 Million Years Old.

Located in London, GB

This outstanding fossilised skeleton is that of the ancestral crocodile species Steneosaurus bollensis that lived during the early Jurassic period. The skeleton, complete with armour...

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Antique 15th Century and Earlier German Decorative Art

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Other

Antique Pharmacy Cabinet, Walnut Bookcases and Glass Doors with Sign, '800 Italy
Antique Pharmacy Cabinet, Walnut Bookcases and Glass Doors with Sign, '800 Italy

Antique Pharmacy Cabinet, Walnut Bookcases and Glass Doors with Sign, '800 Italy

$61,971Sale Price|20% Off

H 104.34 in W 153.55 in D 19.69 in

Antique Pharmacy Cabinet, Walnut Bookcases and Glass Doors with Sign, '800 Italy

Located in Cuneo, Italy (CN)

Complete antique pharmacy cabinet, with 3 open bookcases on the sides, 1 bookcase with drawers and 2 original doors with glass and enameled mirror sign. Built in the mid-19th century...

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Antique 19th Century Italian Apothecary Cabinets

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Glass, Walnut

Olmec 15th Century Carved Jade Erotic Sculpture from Central America
Olmec 15th Century Carved Jade Erotic Sculpture from Central America

Olmec 15th Century Carved Jade Erotic Sculpture from Central America

$1,800Sale Price|23% Off

H 1.75 in W 3.25 in D 1.75 in

Olmec 15th Century Carved Jade Erotic Sculpture from Central America

Located in Astoria, NY

Olmec Pre-Columbian Carved Jade Erotic Sculpture, depicting a male figure embracing a female figure. 1.75" H x 3.25" W x 1.75" D. Provenance: From the Upper East Side Apartment of a ...

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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Central American Pre-Columbian Figurati...

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Jade

Native America Ancient Hand Carved Stone Pipe Idol Sculpture
Native America Ancient Hand Carved Stone Pipe Idol Sculpture

Native America Ancient Hand Carved Stone Pipe Idol Sculpture

$3,600Sale Price|47% Off

H 5.5 in W 2.5 in D 3.5 in

Native America Ancient Hand Carved Stone Pipe Idol Sculpture

Located in South Burlington, VT

From Native America and a collection dating to 1951, comes this unique old hand carved stone human effigy pipe figure idol , likely Hopewell culture with its bun head and ear spool f...

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Antique 15th Century and Earlier American Native American Objects

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Stone

50 Million Year Old Fossil Crocodile Specimen (Green River Formation, Wyoming)
50 Million Year Old Fossil Crocodile Specimen (Green River Formation, Wyoming)

50 Million Year Old Fossil Crocodile Specimen (Green River Formation, Wyoming)

By Green River Fossil Company

Located in Logan, UT

Act fast to claim this exquisite piece of natural history, as our fossils will no longer be available through 1stDibs after October 31. This sculptural stone specimen features an ex...

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2010s American Decorative Art

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Limestone

19th Century, Monumental Carved Boiserie Panels from Lartington Hall
19th Century, Monumental Carved Boiserie Panels from Lartington Hall

19th Century, Monumental Carved Boiserie Panels from Lartington Hall

Located in London, GB

The Lartington hall carved Boiserie panels by Signor Anton Leone Bulletti. A highly important suite of eight carved and patinated wood panels commissioned by Monsignor Thomas Edw...

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Antique 19th Century English Renaissance Revival Panelling

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Wood, Pine

Pre Columbian Rare Lambayeque Wood Figure
Pre Columbian Rare Lambayeque Wood Figure

Pre Columbian Rare Lambayeque Wood Figure

$761

H 14.18 in W 3.55 in D 2.37 in

Pre Columbian Rare Lambayeque Wood Figure

Located in London, GB

Pre columbian Lamabayeque wood figure Peru Circa 750 to 1375 AD A rare standing figure of a deity with triangular tear drop shaped eyes holding a child, Carved in very dense heavy ha...

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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Peruvian Antiquities

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Wood

A pair of Spanish-colonial Viceregal mother-of-pearl inlaid bureau-cabinets
A pair of Spanish-colonial Viceregal mother-of-pearl inlaid bureau-cabinets

A pair of Spanish-colonial Viceregal mother-of-pearl inlaid bureau-cabinets

Located in Amsterdam, NL

Viceroyalty of Peru, Lima, 18th century, circa 1720-1760 Each with a moulded giltwood cornice and on a foliate carved giltwood base, possibly later and English. The cabinets, with s...

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Antique 18th Century Peruvian Spanish Colonial Cabinets

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Mother-of-Pearl, Teak

Pre-Columbian Rare Gold Veraguas/Diquis Supernatural Drummer Pink Tourmaline
Pre-Columbian Rare Gold Veraguas/Diquis Supernatural Drummer Pink Tourmaline

Pre-Columbian Rare Gold Veraguas/Diquis Supernatural Drummer Pink Tourmaline

Located in San Pedro Garza Garcia, Nuevo Leon

Natural pink tourmaline necklace (167 gms) with rare gold Veraguas/Diquis supernatural drummer. Very fine example of ancient, Precolumbian goldwork form Central America, either Costa...

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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Peruvian Pre-Columbian Antiquities

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Gold

Important Olmec figure of Olmec ethnic dignitary from the preclassic period
Important Olmec figure of Olmec ethnic dignitary from the preclassic period

Important Olmec figure of Olmec ethnic dignitary from the preclassic period

Located in Madrid, ES

Important Olmec figure of Olmec ethnic dignitary from the preclassic period (2500-200 BC) Important Olmec figure of dignitary of the Olmec ethnic group of the preclassic period (2500...

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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Figurative Sculptures

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Precious Stone

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Pre Columbian Costa Rica For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal pre columbian Costa rica for your home. Frequently made of stone, jade and gold, every pre columbian Costa rica was constructed with great care. A pre columbian Costa rica, designed in the style, is generally a popular piece of furniture. A well-made pre columbian Costa rica has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by Nicoya are consistently popular.

How Much is a Pre Columbian Costa Rica?

Prices for a pre columbian Costa rica can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $285 and can go as high as $60,000, while the average can fetch as much as $5,500.