Bird-form Celt Pendant
AD 300-600
Culture
Greater Nicoya
Country
Costa Rica
Style/Tradition
Avian Axe God
Object
pendant
Medium
Fashioned from jadeite, this pendant was formed using a combination of drilling, carving, incising, and polishing techniques.
Accession Number
1994.929
Credit Line
Gift of Frederick and Jan Mayer
Bird-form Celt Pendant. AD 300-600. Fashioned from jadeite, this pendant was formed using a combination of drilling, carving, incising, and polishing techniques.. Gift of Frederick and Jan Mayer. 1994.929.
Dimensions
height: 7 7/8 in, 20.0025 cm; width: 1 1/8 in, 2.8575 cm; depth: 3/4 in, 1.9050 cm
Department
Mayer Center, Arts of the Ancient Americas
Collection
Arts of the Ancient Americas
Exhibition History
- "Pre-Columbian Art of Costa Rica: From the Collection of Jan and Frederick R. Mayer." Clara A. Hatton Gallery, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, February (?)-March 4, 1977. (Traveled to: Maxwell Museum, Albuquerque, NM, October 12, 1977-May 30, 1978).
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