Costa Rican Circular Jade Lid w/ Perforations

**Originally Listed At $150** Pre-Columbian, Central America, Costa Rica, ca. 1 to 800 CE. A gorgeous banded jadeite vessel lid, pierced in its center and on its sides. The jade is a brilliant, rainfo

Pre-Columbian, Costa Rica, ca. 250 to 800 CE. An incredible jade carving depicting a bird-headed shaman whose body appears to be comprised of several avian forms - particularly when viewed from multip

**Originally Listed At $2000** Pre-Columbian, Costa Rica, Guanacaste-Nicoya, ca. 250 to 800 CE. Wow! An incredible jadeite celt, intricately carved and string-cut with three figures: an expressive, pe

Pre-Columbian, Costa Rica, Atlantic Watershed, ca. 800 to 1200 CE. A gorgeous necklace strung with dozens of ancient greenstone disc beads, 6 high quality gold beads, and a jade pendant. The strand co

Circa 3rd-6th century A.D. A jade frog pendant or amulet with stylised anatomical detailing and bulging eyes to one face; two perforations for suspension. See Abel-Vidor, S., Between Continents, Betwe

Pre-Columbian, Central America, Costa Rica, ca. 1 to 800 CE. A huge, blue-green celt pendant, smoothed and rounded on one side and unfinished, with a groove on the other. A large perforation has been

Costa Rican Black Jade Axe God, Banded Headdress. Measurements: 6 3/8" L x 1 3/4" W, Weight:

Highly refined and elaborate ritual item, the slender polished green jade tube is conical drilled from either end and with raised ridges on either side, and six smaller perforations at and around the

Costa Rican Ceremonial Jade Pendant. Pre-Columbian Anthromorphic Pendant Carved from Translucent Jade - Guanacaste - Circa 500 - 800 A.D. - 3 3/4" H x 1 1/2" W

Pre-Columbian, Costa Rica, Guanacaste / Nicoya region, ca. 1 to 500 CE. A stunning dark green carved jade pendant in trapezoid form, center cutout in nearly perfect circular hole with raised edges. At

A Costa Rican Jadeite Axe God. Nicely veined pale green with yellow/gold mineral deposits. suspension holes. Dimensions: 3-3/4" h x 1-3/4" W; Weight: 2.7 oz. Provenance: Ex. Private collection, Brookl

Pre-Columbian, Costa Rica, 500 BCE to 500 CE. One side of this celt is carved like a narrow axe or celt; the other is carved into a bird head and torso. It has circular eyes and a wide, downturned bea

A Chinese Tortoise shell box. A hinged rectangular box with circular metal Chinese style clasp and a white jade horse finial on the lid. A delicate crane and cloud decoration on the cover and Chinese

Pre-Columbian, Central America, Costa Rica, ca. 1 to 800 CE. An incredible deep green jadeite mace head carved in highly abstract, anthropomorphic form. Drilling and string-cutting by ancient artisans

A Costa Rican Jade Anthropomorphic Mace Head Diquis, Circa 600-900 A.D. Height 4 3/16 inches (10.7 cm). Property from a New York Collection Provenance: Emile Deletaille. [with inventory label no. 8445

Costa Rican Serpent Shaman Mace (100-500 AD)Twin intertwining serpents create the headdress of the shaman depicted on this dehydrated blue jade mace. The two headed serpents interlock on the back of t

Costa Rican Jade Vulture Axe God Pendant (100-500 AD) This large jade celt depicts two vultures perched on the backs of monkeys, consuming their heads. The bodies of the birds also form two stargazer

A Costa Rican Jade Bat Plaque Circa 500-1000 A.D. Height 1 7/8 inches (4.8 cm). Property from a New York Collection Provenance: Acquired from Enrique Vargas Alfaro, 22 August 1984. Mr. Alfaro was the

A Costa Rican Jade Figural PendantCirca 500-1000 A.D.Height 4 7/8 inches (12.38 cm). Provenance: Private Collection, Atlanta, Georgia. Jeffrey Norris (b. 1955), Georgia, acquired from the above in the

Costa Rican Jade Axe God Pendant (100-500 AD) The long history of Jade carving in Costa Rica is seen in this in their detailed Axe God Pendants. For over 1400 years, beginning in 500 BC, the people of

A Costa Rican Jade Bird Pendant Nicoya, Circa 500-1000 A.D. Height 6 3/16 inches (15.7 cm). Property from a New York Collection Provenance: Robert Stroessner, Colorado. Michael Robins, New Mexico. [wi

Pre-Columbian, Central America, Costa Rica, ca. 250 to 800 CE. An exceptional Costa Rican jade celt carved from a beautiful pale green, somewhat translucent jade, expertly string cut with an intricate

Pre-Columbian, Central America, Costa Rica, ca. 200 to 600 CE. A breathtaking Costa Rican jade celt or pendant comprised of deeply hued yet translucent jade, expertly string cut with intriguing repres

A Costa Rican Jade Ceremonial Mace Head Guanacaste, Circa 500-1000 A.D. Height 2 1/2 inches (6.4 cm). Property from a New York Collection Provenance: Private Collection, Vermont. Douglas Schneible, 20