Avian axe-god pendant
A.D. 1–500
Object PlaceGuanacaste-Nicoya, Costa Rica
Medium/TechniqueGreenstone
Dimensions20.8 x 2.8 x 1.6 cm (8 3/16 x 1 1/8 x 5/8 in.)
Credit LineGift of John Dolliver MacDonald
Accession number1972.945
On View
Not on viewClassificationsJewelry / Adornment
Provenance1972, gift of John Dolliver MacDonald, Cambridge, MA to the MFA. (Accession Date: October 11, 1972)
A.D. 100–900
A.D. 700–1520
A.D. 700–1520
300 B.C.–A.D. 300
A.D. 700–1520
A.D. 700–1520
A.D. 700–1520
A.D. 700–1520
A.D. 700–1520
A.D. 700–1520
A.D. 700–1520
300 B.C.–A.D. 300