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Pre-Columbian, Central America, Costa Rica, Nicoya region, ca. 200 to 600 CE. An intriguing and abstract anthropomorphic figure, hand-carved from a mottled white stone with light veining and dark-green inclusions. The unpolished figure is shown standing with bent arms and hands meeting across the chest, and its legs are fused as one contiguous blade-shaped form with a slightly-sharpened edge - hence the name "axe god." The head displays a minimalist visage composed of drilled eyes, a triangular nose with drilled nostrils, a wide mouth, and an incised headband, all beneath a pair of nubbin-shaped ears. The figure is carved and detailed via the meticulous string-cutting method and is biconically drilled through the neck for suspension. Custom museum-quality display stand included. Size: 1.9" W x 4.625" H (4.8 cm x 11.7 cm); 5.4" H (13.7 cm) on included custom stand.

Provenance: private Southern California, USA collection, acquired in the 1970s to mid-1980s

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#140683

  • Condition: Repaired from multiple large pieces with some resurfacing and adhesive residue along break lines. Minor nicks to bottom edge, peripheries, and obverse face, with fading to some finer details, and a slightly-rough surface texture. Light earthen deposits throughout.

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