A Costa Rican Jadeite Profile Monkey Pendant, Classic Period, ca. 300 - 900 CE Vessels - Stone ceramic replicas were used instead

ceramic replicas were used instead as a way of conserving financial resources for the living

This fine pair of silver cloak pins featuring elaborately decorated finials of conical form above carved bands

4 ouncesDimensions ‏ : ‎ 8

Though often compared to contemporary Venetian glass

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A Costa Rican Jadeite Profile Monkey Pendant, Classic Period, ca. 300 - 900 CE Vessels - Stone ceramic replicas were used insteadCosta 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