Three Jade Pendants Costa Rica, c. 300 – 700 AD All carved from dark green jade with a high polish. One a full figure bird with large round eye and long pointed beak, apparently looking backward, its wings, feet, and tail facing one way while the head the other; the head with a topknot. Another in profile with feather comb at crown. The third a small bar pendant in animal form. All in excellent condition. Provenance: Private collection, Atlanta, GA Enrique Vargas Alfaro, 1960s. Mr. Alfaro was the source of highest quality Pre-Columbian art sold to prestigious collections such as Andre Emmerich, Morton D. May, Frederick and Jan Mayer, and William C. and Carol W. Thibodeaux. Artworks listing him as provenance appear in the collections of the Smithsonian's National Museum of the American Indian, The Denver Art Museum, and the Michael C. Carlos Museum. Enrique was the grandson of Anastasio Alfaro (1865-1951), archaeologist, geologist, ethnographer, explorer and writer -- an important personality in the cultural development of Costa Rica. He was a member of the board at the National Museum of Costa Rica and author of Antigüedades en Costa Rica (1892). Heights: ranging from 2 ½ to 4 ¼ inches HID03101062020 © 2020 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved