Description:

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 form, the upper section representing an abstract bird denizen of the Costa Rican rainforest with a delicately delineated beak at the mid section, laterally drilled just above for suspension, but also suggesting eye forms, and striated bands above perhaps to represent a crest. Size: ~ 2.75" W x 3.625" H (7 cm x 9.2 cm)

Provenance: Whisnant Gallery, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA acquired over twenty years ago

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  • Condition: Minor surface wear, overall excellent.

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