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Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi
Necklace with Axe-God Pendant
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi

Necklace with Axe-God Pendant

Maker Chorotega culture (Costa Rica, Nicoya)
Date100-500
Made/manufacturedNorth and Central America
MediumCarved and polished greenstone
Dimensions13 x 3/8 in. (33 x 1 cm)
ClassificationsCostume
Credit LineGift of Dr. and Mrs. Saul A. Geronemus
Object numberS-73-107
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Collections
DescriptionNecklace consisting of numerous small flat stone disks with holes in center, interspersed with larger, thicker disks with rounded sides. Rectangular pendant with flattened sides, one carved into roughly anthropomorphic shape by crisscrossing lines to form head and arms at side.
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