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Guanacaste-Nicoya Avian Effigy Vessel - PF.0434
Origin: Guanacaste, Nicoya, Costa Rica
Circa: 800
AD
to 1200
AD
Dimensions:
12" (30.5cm) high
Catalogue: V2
Collection: Pre-Columbian
Style: Guanacaste-Nicoya
Medium: Terracotta
$9,000.00
Location: United States
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Freely adapted from late Maya and Toltec pottery
styles in Mesoamerica, this vase, with its central
motif of a curved-beak bird, has a colorful
presence of its own. Pseudo-glyph panels are
painted on the neck, and a large, mysterious
medallion hangs suspended below the fierce
head of the bird (perhaps an eagle). Whether or
not the artist understood what he was creating,
he endowed this vase with a vital, original
energy.
- (PF.0434)
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