A Costa Rican Jade Axe Pendant, Early Classic Period, ca. 500 - 800 CE Central Australia collection #CH420

collection #CH420

and be set in a gold chase suspended from the neck

who taught her the methodology of using details and tiny shimmering dotting to create complex optical effects

the pugio is of Spanish origin

are quite rare

A Costa Rican Jade Axe Pendant, Early Classic Period, ca. 500 - 800 CE Central Australia collection #CH420Costa Rican jade pendants are often in the form of "axe gods," in which an effigy carving of an animal, person, or a combination thereof surmounts a smooth blade in the form of a polished axe or celt and is drilled transversely for suspension. These celts were not functional weapons but rather badges of office, status, or clan type affiliation and were worn on the person as pendants. Purposefully shaped like functional axes or celts, these highly