Wonderful Costa Rican Jade Celt - Olmec Influence

**Originally Listed At $1000** Pre-Columbian, Central America, Costa Rica, ca. 200 to 800 CE. A wonderful trio of hand-carved and meticulously polished celt pendants - the short light green example ca

**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, 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, Costa Rica, Linea Vieja, Atlantic watershed, ca. 200 to 500 CE. Absolutely stunning example of stone-work! Carved, drilled and string cut deep green translucent omphacite jade in the fo

Pre-Columbian, Costa Rica, Linea Vieja, Atlantic watershed, ca. 200 to 500 CE. Absolutely stunning example of stone-work! Carved, drilled and string cut deep green translucent jade celt in the form of

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

Pre-Columbian, Costa Rica, Guanacaste, Nicoya Region, ca. 200 to 600 CE. A pale green jadeite celt (hand axe), finely carved, depicting a tropical bird-human effigy with a pointed beak, crest-like hea

Pre-Columbian, Costa Rica, Nicoya, ca. 1 to 500 CE. Lovely jade celt in avian and crocodilian form carved from opaque greenish-gray stone. Sharpened blade on lower section, avian beak, string cut ridg

**First Time At Auction** Pre-Columbian, Central America, Costa Rica, ca. 1 to 800 CE. This jadeite celt (hand axe) has an incredible color - such a dark green it is almost black, with tiny dark brown

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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

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

A Costa Rican Jade Figural Celt PendantCirca 500-1000 A.D.Length 7 1/2 inches (19.05 cm). Provenance: Christopher & Genevieve McConnell, La Jolla, California, acquired in the 1960s. [accompanied with

Pre-Columbian Costa Rican jade bird celt from the Nicoya region, ca. 1000-1400 CE. Superb green color jade typical of pieces from Costa Rica. Perforated through the neck for suspension. Ex. Kevern Gre

A beautiful avian celt pendant from Costa Rica, ca. 500 – 1000 AD. It is 5-1/2” high and is made from multi-colored jadeite. Nicely polished and drilled for suspension.

Pre-Columbian, Costa Rica, central highlands, ca. 300 BCE to 500 CE. Beautiful translucent jade avian-form pendant. In the form of a celt with thin blade at lower section, distinct avian form head wit

A lovely avian celt pendant from Costa Rica, ca. 500 – 1000 AD. It is 3-1/4” high and is made from translucent light gray jade. Beautifully detailed and highly polished front and back, drilled for

Pre-Columbian, Central America, Costa Rica, ca. 250 to 800 CE. An exceptional Costa Rican jade pendant comprised of beautiful blue-green jade with golden inclusions, expertly carved and string cut to

**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

**Originally Listed At $300** Pre-Columbian, Costa Rica, Guanacaste / Nicoya region, ca. 1 to 500 CE. A stunning celt pendant carved from a jade stone of brilliant dark green hues with subtle inclusio

Pre-columbian Avian Jade Celt Pendant from Costa rica, ca. 1000 A.D. This beautiful pendantis carved in the form of a bird from a very fine jade. Perforated for suspension.1-3/4″ in height.

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

Pre-Columbian, Costa Rica, Atlantic Watershed, ca. 200 to 500 CE. A gorgeous carved semi-translucent grey-green jade pendant in the form of an abstract anthropomorphic figure. Shown possibly seated wi

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