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315f

Pre-Columbian

F Guanacaste-Nicoya Culture (Costar Rica), linear decoration period – jade pendant. Almond-shaped axe god in the shape of a stylised bird with a sharp beak. 1–500 AD

Cut, bored and polished bright jadeite. 13,6 cm (5 ⅜ in.).
This picture shows the following artwork:  Pre-Columbian. F Guanacaste-Nicoya Culture (Costar Rica), linear decoration period – jade pendant. Almond-shaped axe god in the shape of a stylised bird with a sharp beak. 1–500 AD.

Estimate:

EUR 800

 

- 1,000

USD 984

 

- 1,230

Sold for:

1,000 EUR (incl. premium)

Spring Auctions 2018

ORANGERIE, Thursday, 31.05.2018

Information

Cut, bored and polished bright jadeite. 13,6 cm (5 ⅜ in.).

Collection Evelyn D. De Goicoechea, San José (circa 1963) / collection of the Honrary Consul of Costa Rica Marc Perc-Peretz (1918–1999), Saarbruecken (acquired circa 1970 in Costa Rica) / private collection, Saarland (acquired in 1999 directly from the Perc-Peretz estate)

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