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THBCosta Rican Jadeite Stone Celt Avian Figure
Lot 117g
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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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- Lot Description
Pre-Columbian, Costa Rica, Guanacaste/Nicoya region, ca. 200 to 600 CE. An avian axe god skillfully carved from a pale blue-green jadeite with the lower section in a nice celt form. The upper section depicts a highly stylized bird from the Costa Rican rainforest with a down-turned beak below two annular eyes on a recessed band and high rising crest feathers. The upper part of his chest is shown as an elevated square sat beneath his beak featuring an incised wing on each side. The bottom half of the celt is long and flat with a round base. A horizontal drill hole barrels through the sides of his head, allowing this lovely sculpture to be suspended. Size: 2" W x 9.5" H (5.1 cm x 24.1 cm); 10" H (25.4 cm) on included custom stand.
The value of jadeite in the Pre-Columbian world lay in its symbolic power; scholars believe its color was associated with water and vegetation. Costa Rica, along with Mesoamerica, is one of the two regions where jade was extensively carved in the Pre-Columbian world. The earliest example of worked jadeite, a pendant excavated from a burial site on the Nicoya Peninsula, dated to the mid-first millennium BCE. It appears that jadeite continued to be carved into personal ornaments, usually depicting anthropomorphic deities or animals such as birds, monkeys, or frogs, until approximately 700 CE when gold became the favored material to fashion such ornaments.
An Orenda laboratory analysis report from December 15, 2015 will accompany this piece.
Provenance: private New York, New York, USA collection; ex-private A. Bernard collection, France, acquired 2000s
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#162166Bottom of base has been reattached with small chip missing along break line. Adhesive residue from collection label on verso. Otherwise, excellent with light earthen deposits in recessed areas.Condition
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