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Costa Rican Omphacite Jade Axe God - Bird Form

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Costa Rican Omphacite Jade Axe God - Bird Form

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Pre-Columbian, Costa Rica, Guanacaste/Nicoya region, ca. 200 to 600 CE. Finely carved from a verdant omphacite jade with elegant black inclusions, an avian axe god, the lower section a nice celt form, the upper section representing a perky bird denizen of the Costa Rican rainforest with a delicately delineated beak, striated bands, and jutting crest feathers. Laterally drilled behind the beak. Size: 1" W x 6" H (2.5 cm x 15.2 cm)

Provenance: Whisnant Gallery, New Orleans, Louisiana, acquired over twenty years ago

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Condition

Repaired from three pieces. A few pressure fissures.

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Costa Rican Omphacite Jade Axe God - Bird Form

Name: Costa Rican Omphacite Jade Axe God - Bird Form
SKU: 121966286
Price: 300 USD
Availability: InStock

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