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Pre-Columbian, Costa Rica, Guanacaste / Nicoya region, ca. 200 to 600 CE.

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Pre-Columbian Costa Rican Jade Axe God - Avian Form: **Originally Listed At $75** Pre-Columbian, Costa Rica, Guanacaste/Nicoya region, ca. 200 to 600 CE. Finely carved from pistachio-hued jade, this elegant axe god has a lower section in a celt form and

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Costa Rican Greenstone Axe God - Avian: Pre-Columbian, Costa Rica, Guanacaste / Nicoya region, ca. 200 to 600 CE. An enigmatic standing figure, hand-carved from a mottled pale-green stone with beige and dark inclusions. The form is tapered

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Costa Rican White Stone Owl-Form Mace Head: Pre-Columbian, Costa Rica, Guanacaste Nicoya Region, ca. 1 to 500 CE. A wonderful example of a white stone mace head with its original archaeological surface. Often figures like these are over-polishe

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Lot of 2 Costa Rican Stone Celts - Jade and Greenstone: **Originally Listed At $500** Pre-Columbian, Costa Rica, Guanacaste / Nicoya region, ca. 250 to 800 CE. A lovely pair of avian axe god celt pendants - the lighter green celt finely carved from jade, t

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Intact Costa Rican Axe God Pendant - Avian Form: Pre-Columbian, Costa Rica, Guanacaste / Nicoya region, ca. 1 to 500 CE. A light green to almost white hard-stone celt, carved in an abstract avian form of lovely proportions, embellished with a creste

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Costa Rican Omphacite Jade Axe God - Bird Form: 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,

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Costa Rican Jade Axe Celt - Avian Form: **Originally Listed At $250** Pre-Columbian, Costa Rica, Guanacaste/Nicoya region, ca. 200 to 600 CE. Finely carved from a pale mint green jade with almond brown inclusions, an avian axe god, the lowe

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Costa Rican Stone Celt Pendant, Avian Form: Pre-Columbian, Costa Rica, Guanacaste / Nicoya region, ca. 100 to 500 CE. A beautiful avian celt, finely carved from a single piece of mottled greenstone, depicting a rather unusual triple-headed avia

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Costa Rican Jade Avian Axe Celt: Pre-Columbian, Costa Rica, Guanacaste/Nicoya region, ca. 200 to 600 CE. Finely carved from a verdant green jade with elegant black inclusions, an avian axe god, the lower section a nice celt form, the

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Costa Rican Guanacaste Venus Figure: Pre-Columbian, Costa Rica, Guanacaste, Nicoya Region, ca. 200 to 600 CE. This female venus figure possesses the elegant stylings of the Guanacaste-Nicoya artisans. The striking trichromatic ceramic st

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Rare Costa Rican Jade Miniature Axe God: **Originally Listed At $150** Pre-Columbian, Costa Rica, Guanacaste/Nicoya region, ca. 200 to 600 CE. Carved from a seafoam green jade with beige and white inclusions, a miniature avian axe god, the l

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Costa Rican Polychrome Venus Figure: Pre-Columbian, Costa Rica, Guanacaste, Nicoya Region, ca. 200 to 600 CE. This female venus figure possesses the elegant stylings of the Guanacaste-Nicoya artisans. The striking trichromatic ceramic st

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Pre-Columbian, Costa Rica, Guanacaste / Nicoya region, ca. 200 to 600 CE.

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Pre-Columbian, Costa Rica, Guanacaste / Nicoya region, ca. 200 to 600 CE. 2 3/4 inches tall. + stand. Expertly carved and string-cut from a stunning piece of blue-green jade, stylized head wearing headdress with suspension hole in the center. Custom mounted. Provenance: From the Estate of Judith Fresco, inherited from Late Robert Fresco NYC 1990s

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Pre-Columbian, Costa Rica, Guanacaste / Nicoya region, ca. 200 to 600 CE.

Name: Pre-Columbian, Costa Rica, Guanacaste / Nicoya region, ca. 200 to 600 CE.
SKU: 152631847
Price: 275 USD
Availability: InStock

Estimate $100 - $200

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