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Costa Rican Stone Celt

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Item Details

Description

**Originally Listed At $350**

Pre-Columbian, Costa Rica, Guanacaste / Nicoya region, ca. 200 to 600 CE. A petite figural celt that is hand-carved from mottled sage-green stone with inclusions in black, cream, and beige hues. The pendant exhibits a rounded, acutely angled base, a convex obverse, and a vertical carving line on the verso, with a pair of shallow eyes drilled beneath a string-cut groove across the forehead. A pair of biconically drilled suspension holes are situated on the shoulders, and the obverse features smooth surface textures. Size: 0.95" W x 1.9" H (2.4 cm x 4.8 cm)

Provenance: ex-Craig Hendrix collection, South Carolina, USA; ex-Charles Craig, Jr. collection, Costa Rica, acquired in the 1960s and 1970s

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Condition

Minor nicks and abrasions to obverse, peripheries, and verso, otherwise intact and very good. Smooth obverse surfaces.

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Costa Rican Stone Celt

Name: Costa Rican Stone Celt
SKU: 96775061
Price: 225 USD
Availability: InStock

Estimate $700 - $900

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