Pre-Columbian, Central America, Costa Rica, Guanacaste / Nicoya region, ca. 500 to 1000 CE. A lovely pendant depicting an abstract avian creature that is hand-carved from mottled forest-green stone with cream and light green inclusions. The trapezoidal figure features a blade-shaped lower body, a protruding chest with a V-shaped neckline, and a rectangular head with a string-cut eye, forehead, and beak. The stone is set within a modern, form-fitting 93.6% sterling silver setting with a suspension bale on top, and a modern necklace strand enables this to be worn with any ensemble! Size (pendant): 1.1" W x 2.88" H (2.8 cm x 7.3 cm); (silver setting): 1.18" W x 3.32" H (3 cm x 8.4 cm); sterling silver quality: 93.6%; (necklace cord): 22" L (55.9 cm)

Provenance: private Fayetteville, Arkansas, USA collection; ex-private Arkansas, USA collection, via descent in 2021; ex-private Florida estate, USA, acquired from the 1960s to 1970s

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#171654

Wearable as shown and constructed in modern times. Greenstone pendant is ancient; sterling silver setting and necklace cord are modern. Minor abrasions to pendant, otherwise intact and excellent. Great surface smoothness throughout.