Arts of Africa, Oceania and the Americas - 20th September 2023
Lot 1200
A Costa Rican zoomorphic container and cover
Estimate £150 - £250 | Hammer £80
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Description
A Costa Rican zoomorphic container and cover
stone, carved as a tortoise, raised on four legs with a head and tail, the top with rice like protrusions, the sides pierced for fastening and with crenulated rims,
21cm long, 10.5cm high. (2)
Provenance
Bonhams, London, Tribal Art, 9 December 1996, lot 27.
Romy Rey Collection, London.