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Costa Rican Stone Axe God Celt

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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 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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Pre-Columbian Axe God: Costa Rican Bird Axe God, ca. 500 - 900 A.D.,, speckled stone, nice mineral deposits. Dimensions: 4" H; Weight: 3.4 oz. Provenance: Ex. Private collection, Brooklyn, NY

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Pre-columbian Axe God: A Costa Rican Axe God, jade, ca. 200 -600 A.D., nicely veined. Suspension holes at shoulders. Dimensions: 4-7/16" H; Weight: 2.7 oz. Provenance: Ex. Private collection, Brooklyn, NY NOTE: This lot has

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**Originally Listed At $200**

Pre-Columbian, Costa Rica, Guanacaste/Nicoya region, ca. 200 to 600 CE. Finely carved from a stone of pale green hues, an avian axe god, the lower section a nice celt form, the upper section representing an abstract bird denizen of the Costa Rican rainforest with a delicately delineated beak at the mid section, laterally drilled just above for suspension, but also suggesting eye forms, and striated bands above perhaps to represent a crest. Size: ~ 2.75" W x 3.625" H (7 cm x 9.2 cm)

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

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Costa Rican Stone Axe God Celt

Name: Costa Rican Stone Axe God Celt
SKU: 65163465
Price: 125 USD
Availability: InStock

Estimate $250 - $375

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