id:			131370
accession number:	1954.148
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1954.148
updated:		2020-11-04 20:39:04.507000

Bird Pendant (Buzzard or Vulture?), c. 300 BC - AD 600. Costa Rica, Atlantic Watershed region, 3rd century BC - AD 6th century. Jadeite; overall: 4.3 x 3 x 4.9 cm (1 11/16 x 1 3/16 x 1 15/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund 1954.148

title:				Bird Pendant (Buzzard or Vulture?)
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creation date:			c. 300 BC - AD 600
creation date earliest:		300
creation date latest:		600
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creditline:			John L. Severance Fund
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culture:	Costa Rica, Atlantic Watershed region, 3rd century BC - AD 6th century
technique:	jadeite
department:	Art of the Americas
collection:	AA - Intermediate Region
type:		Jewelry
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measurements: Overall: 4.3 x 3 x 4.9 cm (1 11/16 x 1 3/16 x 1 15/16 in.)
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Before about AD 500, when gold-working technologies were adopted in Costa Rica, jade was the quintessential luxury material and it was masterfully carved into exquisite ornaments of many kinds. Ancient Americans did not use many metal tools, and artists carved jade, a tough stone, with implements of stone, bone, bamboo, or reed.
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