A Guanacaste figure
A sitting figure. Terracotta, face and body heavily decorated with red, yellow and black paint. There is an indication of possible Maya influence. Costa Rica, Guanacaste-Nicoya period V-VI, 500 – 1550 CE, Mora Polychrome 800 -1200 CE.
Literature
‘Art of Costa Rica, Arthur M. Sackler collection’, 1985., page 114 to 126.
Size
Height 12 cm., width 9,8 cm.
Price
€ 950,-
Condition
Good, no repairs, some wear of old age, nice patina of old age.
