PARROT SHAPED HEAD CASE Nicoya culture, Nosara region, Costa Rica
Period IV, 1-500 A.D.
Hard blue-green and white stone
H. 9 cm - W. 20 cm
Nicoya (Nosara) parrot effigy mace head, hard blue-green and white stone, Costa Rica
H. 3 ½ in - W. 7 ¾ in
Provenance: private American collection, acquired 1993
Economos Works of Art, Santa Fe
Publications: Picón, Dr. Carlos A, Ancient Forms for the Modern Eye, Colnaghi
New York, 2018, eCatalogue, p.58, no. XXV.
Exhibitions : Colnaghi Gallery, Ancient Forms for the Modern Eye, New York, 17 April - 20 July 2018.
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