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THBCosta Rican Jadeite Figural Amulet - Anthropomorphic
Lot 115c
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Artemis Fine Arts
686 S Taylor Ave, Ste 106
Louisville, CO 80027
United States
Selling antiquities, ancient and ethnographic art online since 1993, Artemis Gallery specializes in Classical Antiquities (Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Near Eastern), Asian, Pre-Columbian, African / Tribal / Oceanographic art. Our extensive inventory includes pottery, stone, metal, wood, glass and textil...Read more
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By Artemis Fine Arts
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2019-08-22 10:00:00
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Featuring classical antiquities, ancient and ethnographic art from cultures encompassing the globe, plus fine art. Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Etruscan, Near Eastern, Asian, Pre-Columbian, Native American, African / Tribal, Oceanic, Spanish Colonial, Russian, Fine Art, so much more! Artemis Fine Arts info@artemisfinearts.com
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Pre-Columbian, Central America, Costa Rica, ca. 250 to 800 CE. An exceptional Costa Rican pendant comprised of beautiful blue-green jadeite, expertly carved and string cut into an anthropomorphic figure standing with clasped hands over the chest/abdomen, delineated feet, and an enigmatic face featuring wide-set coffee bean shaped eyes, a triangular nose, and slightly-parted, downturned lips. A tiered headdress completes the figure, which is laterally perforated through the neck for suspension. Size: 0.7" W x 2.5" H (1.8 cm x 6.4 cm)
Costa Rica, along with Mesoamerica, is one of the two regions where jade was extensively carved in the Pre-Columbian world. The earliest example of worked jade, a pendant excavated from a burial site on the Nicoya Peninsula, dated to the mid-first millennium BCE. Jade continued to be carved into personal ornaments, usually depicting anthropomorphic figures or animals such as birds, monkeys, or frogs, but more rarely depicting both an anthropomorphic and a zoomorphic figure like this example. Jade was coveted as a luxury material in Costa Rica until approximately 700 CE when gold became the favored material to fashion such ornaments.
Provenance: private Palm Beach, Florida, USA collection
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#148809Excellent condition, with light deposits in the lower profile areas.Condition
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