JAGUAR VASE - Guanacaste culture, Nicoya region, Costa Rica - 1,000 - 1,500 A.D.

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JAGUAR VASE - Guanacaste culture, Nicoya region, Costa Rica - 1,000 - 1,500 A.D.

Name: JAGUAR VASE - Guanacaste culture, Nicoya region, Costa Rica - 1,000 - 1,500 A.D.
Brand: Antikeo
SKU: YQPPYGOFGN
Price: 3280 EUR
Availability: InStock

By Gallery FCP CORIDON

3.280 €

Period 16th century and older

Style Tribal Art

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JAGUAR VASE
Guanacaste culture, Nicoya region, Costa Rica
1,000 - 1,500 A.D.
Polychrome terracotta
H. 32.8; L. 18 cm

Tripod vase featuring a stylized jaguar head in relief and two other felines painted in black and red ochre.
The feet are perforated to serve as bells, and the circular neck features a frieze with geometric motifs.

The jaguar is an emblematic feline of pre-Columbian civilizations. Here, it represents a shaman transformed into the spirit of the jaguar.

Text and photos © FCP CORIDON

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Additional Information

Condition	Very good
Style	Tribal Art (Pre-Columbian art of Tribal Art Style)
Period	16th century and older (Pre-Columbian art 16th century and older)
Country of origin	Costa Rica