Arts of Africa, Oceania and the Americas - 21st September 2022
Lot 168
A Nicoya zoomorphic tripod vessel
Estimate £800 - £1,200 | Hammer £1200
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Description
A Nicoya zoomorphic tripod vessel
Guanacaste, Costa Rica, circa 1200 - 1400 AD
pottery, with a relief jaguar head and open arms, on paw terminal legs, with a cream slip and black painted geometric decoration with a orange detailing,
33.5cm high.
Provenance
Desmond Morris Collection, UK, acquired from Galerie Khepri, Amsterdam, 10 October 1969.
Stothert & Trice, London, 1 October 2019.
Romy Rey Collection, London.