EditorialBeaded Necklace with Bar Pendant. Nicoya; Nicoya, Guanacaste province, Costa Rica. Date: 300 AD-700 AD. Dimensions: L. 31.8 cm (12 1/2 in.). Jade. Origin: Costa Rica.
EditorialVessel in the Form of a Hunchback Figure Carrying a Jar. Nicoya; Costa Rica. Date: 1200-1500. Dimensions: 13.3 ? 14 cm (5 1/2 ? 5 1/2 in.). Ceramic and pigment. Origin: Costa Rica.
EditorialBeaded Necklace with Three Celt Pendants. Nicoya; Nicoya, Guanacaste province, Costa Rica. Date: 300 AD-700 AD. Dimensions: L. 38.7 cm (15 1/4 in.). Jade with metal. Origin: Costa Rica.
EditorialBeaded Necklace with Three Celt Pendants. Nicoya; Nicoya, Guanacaste province, Costa Rica. Date: 300 AD-700 AD. Dimensions: L. 38.7 cm (15 1/4 in.). Jade with metal. Origin: Costa Rica.
EditorialOcarina in the Shape of a?Kinkajou, Incised ceramic with pigment, Castillo engraved, 11.43 ? 15.24 cm (4 1/2 ? 6?in.), This kinkajou is shown doing what it does best: hanging. It uses its tail here as it would the limb of a tree. The pose makes the fig...
EditorialPossible seat with alligator head appearance. Greater Nicoya region, Ometepe Period, Cosa Rica. 1350-1550 AD. Volcanic rock (38 x 32.5 cm). Museum of the Americas. Madrid, Spain.
EditorialBell, Greater Nicoya, Central Region (Costa Rica), Greater Chiriqu?, or Greater Cocl?, A.D. 5001520, Costa Rica or Panama, Greater Nicoya, Central Region (Costa Rica), Greater Chiriqu?, or Greater Cocl?, Gold, H. 1 3/8 in., Wt. 1.015 oz. (3.5 cm, 28.77...
EditorialPosible asiento con rasgos de cabeza de caim?n. Regi?n Gran Nicoya, per?odo Ometepe, Costa Rica. 1350-1550 d. C. Roca volc?nica (38 x 32,5 cm). Museo de Am?rica. Madrid. Espa?a.
EditorialNicoya/Guanacaste, Precolumbian, Vessel in the form of a Jaguar, between 1000 and 1500, orangeware with polychrome, Overall: 11 5/8 ? 9 5/8 ? 10 inches (29.5 ? 24.4 ? 25.4 cm).
EditorialBeaded Necklace with Three Celt Pendants. Nicoya; Nicoya, Guanacaste province, Costa Rica. Date: 300 AD-700 AD. Dimensions: L. 38.7 cm (15 1/4 in.). Jade with metal. Origin: Costa Rica.
EditorialBeaded Necklace with Bar Pendant. Nicoya; Nicoya, Guanacaste province, Costa Rica. Date: 300 AD-700 AD. Dimensions: L. 31.8 cm (12 1/2 in.). Jade. Origin: Costa Rica.
EditorialBeaded Necklace with Three Celt Pendants. Nicoya; Nicoya, Guanacaste province, Costa Rica. Date: 300 AD-700 AD. Dimensions: L. 38.7 cm (15 1/4 in.). Jade with metal. Origin: Costa Rica.
EditorialBeaded Necklace with Bar Pendant. Nicoya; Nicoya, Guanacaste province, Costa Rica. Date: 300 AD-700 AD. Dimensions: L. 31.8 cm (12 1/2 in.). Jade. Origin: Costa Rica.
EditorialNicoya/Guanacaste, Precolumbian, Vessel in the Form of a Jaguar, between 1000 and 1500, orange ware with polychrome, Overall: 17 3/4 ? 10 3/4 ? 12 7/8 inches (45.1 ? 27.3 ? 32.7 cm).
EditorialCelt Pendant Depicting an Abstract Figure with a Tall Headdress, A.D. 1/500, Nicoya, Nicoya, Guanacaste province, Costa Rica, Nicoya, Jade, H. 14.6 cm (5 3/4 in.).
EditorialCelt-Shaped Pendant, c. 300 BC - AD 600. Costa Rica, Southern Nicoya region, c. 4th century BC - AD 7th century. Jadeite; overall: 15.2 x 5.4 cm (6 x 2 1/8 in.).
EditorialBeaded Necklace with Three Celt Pendants. Nicoya; Nicoya, Guanacaste province, Costa Rica. Date: 300 AD-700 AD. Dimensions: L. 38.7 cm (15 1/4 in.). Jade with metal. Origin: Costa Rica.
EditorialCeremonial Mace (Club) Head: Feline (Jaguar?), c. 300 BC - AD 600. Costa Rica, Southern Nicoya region, 4th century BC - AD 7th century. Stone; overall: 8.8 x 7.7 x 10.6 cm (3 7/16 x 3 1/16 x 4 3/16 in.).
EditorialCeremonial Mace (Club) Head: Bird (Male Curassow?), 300 BC - AD 600. Costa Rica, Southern Nicoya region, 4th century BC - AD 7th century. Stone;.
EditorialLidded Bowl with Iguana, c. 600 - 1100. Costa Rica, Southern Nicoya region, 7th-12th century. Ceramic, slip; base: 15.1 x 35 cm (5 15/16 x 13 3/4 in.); lid: 29.9 x 38 cm (11 3/4 x 14 15/16 in.).
EditorialTurkey Vessel, c. 1000-1550. Costa Rica, Southern Nicoya region, Pataky Polychrome style, 11th-16th century. Ceramic, slip; diameter: 26.3 x 20.3 x 18.4 cm (10 3/8 x 8 x 7 1/4 in.); diameter of mouth: 8.3 cm (3 1/4 in.); average: 26.2 x 18.1 cm (10 5/1...
EditorialVessel: Jaguar(?), c. 1000-1550. Costa Rica, Southern Nicoya region, Pataky Polychrome style, c. 1000-1550. Ceramic, slip; overall: 34.6 x 27 x 27.6 cm (13 5/8 x 10 5/8 x 10 7/8 in.).
EditorialBeaded Necklace with Bar Pendant. Nicoya; Nicoya, Guanacaste province, Costa Rica. Date: 300 AD-700 AD. Dimensions: L. 31.8 cm (12 1/2 in.). Jade. Origin: Costa Rica.
EditorialVessel in the Form of a Hunchback Figure Carrying a Jar. Nicoya; Costa Rica. Date: 1200-1500. Dimensions: 13.3 ? 14 cm (5 1/2 ? 5 1/2 in.). Ceramic and pigment. Origin: Costa Rica.
EditorialBeaded Necklace with Three Celt Pendants. Nicoya; Nicoya, Guanacaste province, Costa Rica. Date: 300 AD-700 AD. Dimensions: L. 38.7 cm (15 1/4 in.). Jade with metal. Origin: Costa Rica.
EditorialBeaded Necklace with Bar Pendant. Nicoya; Nicoya, Guanacaste province, Costa Rica. Date: 300 AD-700 AD. Dimensions: L. 31.8 cm (12 1/2 in.). Jade. Origin: Costa Rica.
EditorialFigure-Celt Pendant, 1st?5th century, Costa Rica, Guanacaste-Nicoya, Jadeite, H. 6 1/2 x W. 1 1/2 in. (16.5 x 3.8 cm), Stone-Ornaments, Many bird-form pendants of Costa Rica feature a lower section shaped like a workaday celt or ax. The stone celt of t...
EditorialBird Pendant, 1st century B.C.?A.D. 1st century, Costa Rica, Guanacaste-Nicoya, Jade (jadeite), H. 1 5/8 x W. 7/8 x D. 1 5/8 in. (4.1 x 2.2 x 4.2 cm), Stone-Ornaments, The jade pendants and other ornaments made in the Central American region that is no...
EditorialCeremonial Metate, 4th?8th century, Costa Rica, Guanacaste-Nicoya, Stone, H. 8 15/16 x W. 8 3/4 x D. 17 1/4 in. (22.8 x 22.2 x 43.8 cm), Stone-Implements.
EditorialFigure-Celt Pendant, 1st?5th century, Costa Rica, Guanacaste-Nicoya, Jadeite, H. 7 7/8 in. (20 cm), Stone-Ornaments, The slender celt-form pendants of Central America, worn about the neck on a thong, had a serious presence during the early centuries A....
EditorialStone Animal Mace Head, 1st?5th century, Costa Rica, Guanacaste-Nicoya, Stone, H. 3 7/16 x W. 3 x D. 1 3/4 in. (8.8 x 7.6 x 4.5 cm), Stone-Implements.
EditorialCeremonial Metate, 4th?8th century, Costa Rica, Guanacaste-Nicoya, Stone, H. 20 1/8 x W. 10 in. (51.2 x 25.4 cm), Stone-Implements, Even today, stone metates in the Americas are used to grind maize and other foodstuffs. Certain ancient rituals must hav...
EditorialPedestal Bowl, 13th?16th century, Costa Rica, Guanacaste-Nicoya, Ceramic, H. 6 13/16 x Diam. 7 3/4 in. (17.3 x 19.7 cm), Ceramics-Containers, During the last few centuries prior to the Spanish conquest, numerous ceramic styles were produced in the Grea...