Figural Celt Pendant with Image of a Pump Drill

Figural Celt Pendant with Image of a Pump Drill

1–500 CE
Culture
Central Pacific | Greater Nicoya
Country
Costa Rica
Style/Tradition
Axe God
Object
pendant
Medium
Jadeite, Fashioned from albitite, this pendant was formed using a combination of drilling, sawing, carving, and polishing techniques.
Accession Number
1994.1100
Credit Line
Gift of Frederick and Jan Mayer

Unknown artist, Greater Nicoya, Pacific coast of Costa Rica. Figural Celt Pendant with Image of a Pump Drill, 1–500 CE. Jadeite, 6 ⅝ x 2 ½ x ⅝ inches. Denver Art Museum Collection: Gift of the Collection of Frederick and Jan Mayer, 1994.1100.

Dimensions
height: 6 5/8 in, 16.8275 cm; width: 2 1/2 in, 6.3500 cm; depth: 5/8 in, 1.5875 cm
Department
Mayer Center, Arts of the Ancient Americas
Collection
Arts of the Ancient Americas
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