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3 5/8" Costa Rican Axe-god. Guanacaste-Nicoya region. Jadeite.

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3 5/8" Costa Rican Axe-god. Guanacaste-Nicoya region. Jadeite.

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3 5/8" Costa Rican Axe-god. Guanacaste-Nicoya region. Circa 1 AD to 500 AD. Pre-Columbian. Celt-like blade. Excellent patina on this highly polished blue veined green Jadeite. Pierced laterally at neck. Ex-Kevin Pipes

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3 5/8" Costa Rican Axe-god. Guanacaste-Nicoya region. Jadeite.

Name: 3 5/8\" Costa Rican Axe-god. Guanacaste-Nicoya region. Jadeite.
SKU: 132377078
Price: 350 USD
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Estimate $600 - $800

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