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Collections

Avian Celt Pendant300–700 CE

On view:
Geffen Galleries, Stonework from Mesoamerica and the Caribbean Coast
Polished jade sculpture of a standing figure with an animal head at top, a carved human torso in the middle, and a smooth elongated blade-shaped lower section, in mottled slate and forest green
Carved jade pendant in pale celadon and cream tones, depicting a frontal human figure with an elaborate headdress atop an elongated oval body, with incised details marking the face, collar, and crossed arms.
Title
Avian Celt Pendant
Culture
Greater Nicoya or Caribbean Watershed
Place Made
Costa Rica, Nicoya Peninsula
Date Made
300–700 CE
Medium
Jadeite
Dimensions
4 3/8 × 1 × 1 in. (11.11 × 2.54 × 2.54 cm)
Credit Line
The Phil Berg Collection
Accession Number
M.71.73.310
Classification
Stone
Collecting Area
Art of the Ancient Americas
Selected Bibliography
  • Berg, Phil. Man Came This Way: Objects from the Phil Berg Collection. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1971.