Extraordinary Costa Rican Jade Pectoral - Water Birds

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 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 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

Pre-Columbian Costa Rican jade bird pendant 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

**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

**Originally Listed At $250** Pre-Columbian, Central America, Costa Rica, ca. 600 to 800 CE. A beautiful, abstract pendant in the form of a seated bird, made of highly polished, pale blue green jadeit

Pre-Columbian, Central America, Costa Rica, ca. 200 to 600 CE. A breathtaking Costa Rican jade pendant comprised of wonderfully translucent blue-green jade, expertly string cut to represent a stylized

Pre-Columbian, Costa Rica, Central Highlands, ca. 200 to 600 CE. An impressive openwork pendant, expertly carved and string-cut from an extremely high quality translucent jade of blue-green hues, with

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

Pre-Columbian, Costa Rica, Guanacaste/Nicoya region, ca. 200 to 600 CE. Finely carved from a verdant omphacite jade with elegant black inclusions, an avian axe god, the lower section a nice celt form,

Pre-Columbian, Central America, Costa Rica, Guanacaste/Nicoya region, ca. 200 to 600 CE. An incredible jadeite pendant of an abstract form that features a central humanoid figure framed by 4 birds, wo

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

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

Pre-Columbian Costa Rican jade necklace with pendants, ca. 1000-1400 AD. Composed of several shapes all in jade. Central pendant is a frontal depiction of a bird, 6 bird-shaped beads, two axe-shaped b

Pre-Columbian Costa Rican jade mask pendant from the Nicoya region, ca. 1000-1400 CE. Carved mask with bird and alligator headdress, perforated at the temples for suspension. Ex. Kevern Gregory, Fl. E

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, 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 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, ca. 200 to 600 CE. Finely carved and string cut from beautiful jade of mottled seafoam green hues, an axe god representing two animals - an abstract bird form when viewed on

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

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