Avian axe-god pendant
Date500 BC-AD 800
MediumCarved jade
Dimensions2 3/4 × 7/8 × 1/2 inches (7 × 2.2 × 1.3 cm)
CultureNicoya Peninsula (Costa Rica)
ClassificationsArtifacts
Credit LineGift of Professor William J. Dress, PhD 1953
Terms
- Nicoya Peninsula
- Sculpture
- Carved jade
- Axes
- Gods
- Animals
- Birds
- Guanacaste-Nicoya
Object number2003.043.004
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