Celt-Shaped Pendant

c. 300 BCE–600 CE Overall: 15.2 x 5.4 cm (6 x 2 1/8 in.) Source image
https://clevelandart.org/art/1972.4

Costa Rican jade pendants may imitate the shape of axe blades (celts) used for agriculture. The pendants often take the form of "axe gods," creatures with human, bird, or animal traits. Jade carving was common in Costa Rica before ad 500, but then declined in importance. Gold...

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