Vintage Mid 20th Century Costa Rican Pre-Columbian Style Nicoya Pottery Pataky Polychrome Clay Anthropomorphic Mesoamerican Rain God Tláloc Footed Effigy Vessel

Up for sale is a Vintage Mid 20th Century Costa Rican Pre-Columbian Style Nicoya Pottery Pataky Polychrome Clay Anthropomorphic Mesoamerican Rain God Tláloc Footed Effigy Vessel! It measures 8" tall and 6" in diameter at the base. The piece is in excellent overall condition with minor signs of wear consistent with its age (scattered light surface wear). Please message us if you have any questions. Thanks!

This vintage mid 20th century studio pottery vessel is an expertly crafted, Pre-Columbian style revival piece originating from Costa Rica. Designed as a beautiful homage to ancestral Pataky and Papagayo polychrome traditions, the footed ovoid jar features a hand-painted and sculpted anthropomorphic face depicting Tláloc, the Mesoamerican rain deity. The decorative folk art piece is detailed with classic red, black, and cream slips that illustrate goggle-style eyes, stylized ear spools, and iconic mustache-like facial scrolls framed by geometric line work across the rim and flared pedestal base. This well-made Latin American art piece offers exceptional visual appeal for collectors of ethnographic folk art and revivalist ceramics.

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