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Nicoya Peninsula (Costa Rica)

Avian axe-god pendant

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Object Details

Culture

Nicoya Peninsula (Costa Rica)

Date

500 BC-AD 800

Medium

Carved jade

Dimensions

2 3/4 × 7/8 × 1/2 inches (7 × 2.2 × 1.3 cm)

Credit Line

Gift of Professor William J. Dress, PhD 1953

Object
Number

2003.043.004

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