**Originally Listed At $350** Pre-Columbian, Central America, Costa Rica, Nicoya region, ca. 800 to 1200 CE. A beautiful, hand-built pottery jar presenting a ring-form foot, a bulbous body, a sloped shoulder, and a narrow rim above a deep basin, all enveloped in intricately painted motifs. Boasting a beige ground with red, black, and cream decoration, the exterior of the ancient dish exhibits a series of horizontal registers with 4 crouching zoomorphs at the top, a large band of vertical striations around the center, and an undulating, geometric pattern just before the foot. Several horizontal lines separate each register, while vertical ridges further adorn the body of the vessel. Size: 6.5" Diameter x 5.7" H (16.5 cm x 14.5 cm) Provenance: private Hidden Valley Lake, California, USA collection; ex-Hill Auction Gallery, Sunrise, Florida, USA, November 18th, 2020, Red, White & Blue 2020 auction, lot 553 All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back. A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids. We ship worldwide and handle all shipping in-house for your convenience. #170630品相报告: Repaired with restoration and repainting. A few break lines just barely visible. Expected nicks throughout. Otherwise, very nice with great pigments.