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Place of Origin: Costa Rican
Pre Columbian Female Stone Fertility figure Costa Rica
Located in London, GB
Pre Columbian Female Stone Fertility figure Costa Rica Pre-Columbian, Central America, Costa Rica, Central Highlands, Atlantic Watershed, C. 1000 to 1400 CE. A carved volcanic stone ...
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15th Century and Earlier Antique Costa Rican Folk Art

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Stone

Published Papagayo Polychromed Rattling Tripod Bowl, Guanacaste, Costa Rica
Located in San Pedro Garza Garcia, Nuevo Leon
Papagayo polychrome pottery bowl, Mandador variety. Round bottomed bowl rests on three animal headed rattle legs. Exterior painted wide band with two stylized plumed serpents of jagu...
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15th Century and Earlier Pre-Columbian Antique Costa Rican Folk Art

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Pottery

An Anthropomorphic Celt Axe God Pendant
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Central-America, Costa-Rica, Pre-Columbian Jadeite and other greenstones were utilized in a diverse array of items that served as symbols of social and political power. Among the mo...
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15th Century and Earlier Antique Costa Rican Folk Art

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Stone

Pair of Costa Rican Terracotta Ovoid Bowls
Located in London, GB
This beautiful and highly decorative pair of Costa Rican terracotta bowls are ovoid in shape and come from the Talamancan Mountains region. They are decorated stylized human faces in...
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15th Century and Earlier Antique Costa Rican Folk Art

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Clay

Pair of Costa Rican Terracotta Ovoid Bowls
Pair of Costa Rican Terracotta Ovoid Bowls
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Published Polychromed Rattling Tripod Bowl - Guanacaste, Costa Rica (600-900 AD)
Located in San Pedro Garza Garcia, Nuevo Leon
Birmania polychrome pottery tripod bowl having hollow rattle, zoomorphic head type feet. Interior painted decoration probably depicts a stylized alligator ...
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15th Century and Earlier Pre-Columbian Antique Costa Rican Folk Art

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Pottery

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