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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
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Pendants
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)