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THBCosta Rican Jade Axe God Pendant w/ Incredible Details
Lot 99e
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Artemis Gallery
686 S Taylor Ave, Ste 106
Louisville, CO 80027
United States
Selling antiquities, ancient and ethnographic art online since 1993, Artemis Gallery specializes in Classical Antiquities (Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Near Eastern), Asian, Pre-Columbian, African / Tribal / Oceanographic art. Our extensive inventory includes pottery, stone, metal, wood, glass and textil...Read more
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2021-04-08 10:00:00
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Features classical antiquities, ancient and ethnographic art from cultures encompassing the globe. Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Etruscan, Near Eastern, Asian, Pre-Columbian, Native American, African / Tribal, Oceanic, Spanish Colonial, Russian, Fine Art, so much more! All legally acquired, legal to sell. Artemis Gallery info@artemisgallery.com
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Pre-Columbian, Central America, Costa Rica, Guanacaste/Nicoya region, ca. 200 to 600 CE. A very large and well-preserved standing anthropomorphic axe god figure, hand-carved from a beautiful jade stone of rich emerald green hues with seafoam green and white inclusions. The figure is defined by an expressive visage comprised of partially drilled eyes, a prominent triangular nose with delineated nostrils, a broad mouth with partially drilled circular motifs marking the corners, two sharp fangs below that flank an incredibly long tongue reaching down to the waist that has been incised with a snake-like pattern. Scholars have posited that these large tongues may have represented either maize or falling water, and that this practice may have originated with the Olmec. Finally, the figure also dons an impressive cap-like headdress, reflecting the axe-god's important status, that is extensively incised with a running zigzag motif and striated motifs adorning the ground, as well as a band of repeated triangles above, each one carefully incised with striations. Biconically-drilled suspension holes run horizontally through the neck and enable the figure to be worn as a pendant. A magnificent example that is in fabulous condition! Size: 2.25" W x 5.5" H (5.7 cm x 14 cm)
Provenance: ex-Denenberg Fine Arts, Los Angeles, California, USA
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#159774A few minute, nearly invisible, nicks to peripheries. Otherwise intact and excellent.Condition
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