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Unknown — Costa Rican polychrome jaguar vessel, Nicoya/Guanacaste
Unknown

Costa Rican polychrome jaguar vessel, Nicoya/Guanacaste

A polychrome vessel from Costa Rica in the form of a jaguar, created in the Nicoya or Guanacaste region. This piece exemplifies the vibrant ceramic traditions and animal symbolism of Central American indigenous cultures.

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Extra! Objets rares et singuliers extra-européens

June 28, 2021

Estimate: $1,500$2,000

Lot 10

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Unknown, Costa Rican polychrome jaguar vessel, Nicoya/Guanacaste

A polychrome vessel from Costa Rica in the form of a jaguar, created in the Nicoya or Guanacaste region. This piece exemplifies the vibrant ceramic traditions and animal symbolism of Central American indigenous cultures.

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Sotheby's, New York, London, Hong Kong, Paris

Related themes

Costa Rican, Nicoya, Jaguar Vessel, Guanacaste, Central American, Pre-Columbian, Polychrome, Ceramic, Zoomorphic

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Collected by

Richard Caswell, Sebastián Naranjo, Jonah Handel, Musée d'Art Moderne de Paris, Ethan Elkins, Alex Capecelatro, Mihail Lari, Cleveland Museum of Art