Pre-Columbian Chiriqui & Nicoya Tripod Bowls
Comprising a small Chiriqui pot, Western Panama, 1000-1500 C.E., modeled with birds at the top of each leg; earthenware with partly burnished surface, 4 1/2 in. H.; and a Nicoya pot, Guanacaste region, Costa Rica, the legs with stylized snakes; earthenware decorated with colored slips, 3 3/4 in. H., the rim, 4 in. Diam.
Condition: The Chiriqui pot has repaired breaks on the legs and considerable restoration
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Comprising a small Chiriqui pot, Western Panama, 1000-1500 C.E., modeled with birds at the top of each leg; earthenware with partly burnished surface, 4 1/2 in. H.; and a Nicoya pot, Guanacaste region, Costa Rica, the legs with stylized snakes; earthenware decorated with colored slips, 3 3/4 in. H., the rim, 4 in. Diam.
Condition: The Chiriqui pot has repaired breaks on the legs and considerable restoration