Sold2017Choice Costa Rican Stone Axe God - UnpolishedPre-Columbian, Costa Rica, Nicoya region, ca. 200 to 600 CE. Finely carved and string-cut, an axe-god celt in the form of an abstract bird effigy with avian beak and wings, twin tufts emerging from itSee Sold Price
Sold2022A Costa Rican Stone Axe-God Pendant Length 5 1/2 inches (14 cm).A Costa Rican Stone Axe-God Pendant Guanacaste, Circa 500-1000 A.D. Length 5 1/2 inches (14 cm). Property from a New York Collection Provenance: Enrique Vargas, 1970s. [with inventory label nos. 38624See Sold Price
Sold2023Costa Rican Stone Axe God Abstract Avian, ex-ArnovickPre-Columbian, Costa Rica, Nicoya region, ca. 200 to 600 CE. A string-cut stone axe god figure of abstract avian form bearing a flared lower body, wings bulging out at the chest, and a sizable head wiSee Sold Price
Sold2022Pre-Columbian Costa Rican Stone Axe God PendantPre-Columbian Costa Rican Stone Axe God Pendant, Measurements: 2 1/4" L x 1" WSee Sold Price
Sold2018Costa Rican Stone Axe God Celt**Originally Listed At $200** Pre-Columbian, Costa Rica, Guanacaste/Nicoya region, ca. 200 to 600 CE. Finely carved from a stone of pale green hues, an avian axe god, the lower section a nice celt forSee Sold Price
Sold2016Pre-Columbian Costa Rican Axe God Pendant, AnamorphicPre-Columbian Costa Rican Axe God Pendant, Anamorphic Carving in Unpolished Jade, Rigid Sharp Edges, Traces of Soil Deposits, Guanacaste Region Circa 650 AD, Dimensions: 3 1/8" X 1" - Pre Columbian PoSee Sold Price
Sold2021Lot of 2 Costa Rican Stone Celts - Jade and Greenstone**Originally Listed At $500** Pre-Columbian, Costa Rica, Guanacaste / Nicoya region, ca. 250 to 800 CE. A lovely pair of avian axe god celt pendants - the lighter green celt finely carved from jade, tSee Sold Price
Sold2021Costa Rican Stone Bird Celt Pendant**Originally Listed At $300** Pre-Columbian, Costa Rica, Nicoya region, ca. 200 to 600 CE. Finely carved and string-cut, an axe-god celt in the form of an abstract bird effigy with avian beak and wingSee Sold Price
Sold2017Costa Rican Green Stone Celt - Bird & CrocodilePre-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 onSee Sold Price
Sold2018Costa Rican Guanagaste / Nicoya Stone Idol**Originally Listed At $200** Pre-Columbian, Costa Rica, Guanacaste / Nicoya region, ca. 200 to 600 CE. Carved from a stone of sage green hues, an anthropomorphic/avian axe god, the lower section a niSee Sold Price
Sold2017Costa Rican Jade Avian Pendant**First Time At Auction** Pre-Columbian, Costa Rica, Guanacaste / Nicoya region, ca. 200 to 600 CE. Carved from a jade stone of sage green hues, an avian axe god, the lower section a nice celt form, tSee Sold Price
Sold2024Costa Rican Female Jade Axe God CeltPre-Columbian, Costa Rica, Guanacaste / Nicoya region, ca. 200 to 600 CE. An enigmatic standing figure, hand-carved from a mottled pale-green stone with beige and dark inclusions. The form is taperedSee Sold Price
Sold2018Costa Rican Greenstone Axe God - AvianPre-Columbian, Costa Rica, Guanacaste / Nicoya region, ca. 200 to 600 CE. An enigmatic standing figure, hand-carved from a mottled pale-green stone with beige and dark inclusions. The form is taperedSee Sold Price
Sold2016Stunning Costa Rican Jade Axe God, ex-ArnovickPre-Columbian, Costa Rica, Nicoya region, ca. 200 to 600 CE. A superb jade axe god pendant carved in low relief from a stunning polished stone of white and grey hues, depicting an anthropomorphic figuSee Sold Price
Sold2023Intact Costa Rican Axe God Pendant - Avian FormPre-Columbian, Costa Rica, Guanacaste / Nicoya region, ca. 1 to 500 CE. A light green to almost white hard-stone celt, carved in an abstract avian form of lovely proportions, embellished with a cresteSee Sold Price
Sold2020PRE-COLUMBIAN JADEITE AXE GODA Costa Rican jadeite axe god - grayish-green color, circa 800 - 1200 A.D. A carved jadeite stone with linear geometric face and conical decorated headdress. Hands are held to its stomach.Suspension hSee Sold Price
Sold2018Pre-Columbian Axe GodCosta Rican Bird Axe God, ca. 500 - 900 A.D.,, speckled stone, nice mineral deposits. Dimensions: 4" H; Weight: 3.4 oz. Provenance: Ex. Private collection, Brooklyn, NYSee Sold Price
Sold2017Large Choice Costa Rican Stone Metate & Grinding StonePre-Columbian, Costa Rica, Atlantic Watershed, ca. 800 to 1200 CE. Hand-carved from a single piece of grey volcanic stone, this is a large ceremonial metate and accompanying round-edged grinding stoneSee Sold Price
Sold20223 5/8" Costa Rican Axe-god. Guanacaste-Nicoya region. Jadeite.3 5/8" Costa Rican Axe-god. Guanacaste-Nicoya region. Circa 1 AD to 500 AD. Pre-Columbian. Celt-like blade. Excellent patina on this highly polished blue veined green Jadeite. Pierced laterally at necSee Sold Price
Sold2023Costa Rican Axe God Pendant Avian Form, ex-ArnovickPre-Columbian, Central America, Costa Rica, Guanacaste / Nicoya region, ca. 200 to 600 CE. A hand-carved greenstone axe god pendant of characteristically abstract form. The minimalist figure bears a tSee Sold Price
Sold2019Pre-columbian Axe GodA Costa Rican Axe God, jade, ca. 200 -600 A.D., nicely veined. Suspension holes at shoulders. Dimensions: 4-7/16" H; Weight: 2.7 oz. Provenance: Ex. Private collection, Brooklyn, NY NOTE: This lot hasSee Sold Price
Sold2020Costa Rican Jade Axe God Pendant (100-500 AD)Costa Rican Jade Axe God Pendant (100-500 AD) The long history of Jade carving in Costa Rica is seen in this in their detailed Axe God Pendants. For over 1400 years, beginning in 500 BC, the people ofSee Sold Price
Sold2022Costa Rican Jadeite Axe God Pendant AbstractPre-Columbian, Central America, Costa Rica, Nicoya region, ca. 200 to 600 CE. A gorgeous example of an abstract axe god figure that is hand-carved from mottled pale green jadeite with dark green and sSee Sold Price
Sold2016Costa Rican Jade Axe God Pendant, Crocodiles & BirdPre-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 intrSee Sold Price
May 18Oakridge Auction GalleryA Chinese carved Qingtian stone statue of a god of longevity, late 19th century$100