Four Pre-Columbian Tripod Vessels, Costa Rica

As follows: Huetar culture, circa 200-300 A.D., "gargoyle" effigies (7 in.) (hairlines); Huetar culture, circa 200-300 A.D., the legs being anthropomorphic rattles (2.75 in.) (moderate chipping); Guancaste region, bird effigy vase with geometric polychrome decoration (2.5 in); (reconstructed from shards); Chorotega culture, circa 300 A.D., double-effigy vessel with geometric polychrome decoration (2.5 in.) (minor chipping at rim).

From a mid-20th century collection formed by a North Carolina physician

$200 - 300