A Costa Rican Jadeite Profile Monkey Pendant, Classic Period, ca. 300 - 900 CE Price - Under $1000 “Catalogue of Ancient Persian Bronzes

“Catalogue of Ancient Persian Bronzes in the Ashmolean Museum” (1971)

lava stone

The 18K gold shank is modern

and ancestors during these important ceremonies

this plaque was most likely worn as a pendant or attached to clothing

A Costa Rican Jadeite Profile Monkey Pendant, Classic Period, ca. 300 - 900 CE Price - Under $1000 “Catalogue of Ancient Persian BronzesCosta Rican jade pendants are often in the form of "axe gods," in which an effigy carving of an animal, person, or a combination thereof, surmounts a smooth blade in the form of a polished axe or celt and is drilled transversely for suspension. These celts were not functional weapons, but rather badges of office, status, or clan type affiliation, and were worn on the person as pendants. Purposefully shaped like functional axes or celts, these highly