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Avian axe-god pendant

Costa Rican
Late Period IV
A.D. 1–500
Object Place: Guanacaste-Nicoya, Costa Rica

Medium/Technique Greenstone
Dimensions 20.8 x 2.8 x 1.6 cm (8 3/16 x 1 1/8 x 5/8 in.)
Credit Line Gift of John Dolliver MacDonald
Accession Number1972.945
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsJewelry, Americas
ClassificationsJewelry / AdornmentPendants

DescriptionGeometrically stylized rendering of an anthropomorphic being, either a supernatural or a human wearing a quetzal bird headdress. A single suspension hole is drilled horizontally through the center to allow for suspension. The vertical cutting platform is visible on the rear of the pendant
Provenance1972, gift of John Dolliver MacDonald, Cambridge, MA to the MFA. (Accession Date: October 11, 1972)