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Important Costa Rican Jade Axe-God
Important Costa Rican Jade Axe-God
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Pre-Columbian, Guanacaste / Nicoya region, ca. CE. 1-500. With celt-like blade, raised squarish torso, the long recurved beak with caruncle resting on the chest, with close-set sunken string-cut eyes, in blue-green finely veined stone, pierced laterally at the neck. Height 7 3/8 in. (18.6 cm.) For a near-identical example, see Christies, November 2004, lot 78, which realized $16,730

Provenance: Ex-private Collection, Scottsdale, AZ. Ex French Collection, authenticated by Francine Maurer (Licensed French expert).

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