id:			147006
accession number:	1972.4
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1972.4
updated:		2023-01-11 03:32:10.125000

Celt-Shaped Pendant, c. 300 BC - AD 600. Costa Rica, Southern Nicoya region, c. 4th century BC - AD 7th century. Jadeite; overall: 15.2 x 5.4 cm (6 x 2 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, James Albert and Mary Gardiner Ford Memorial Fund 1972.4

title:				Celt-Shaped Pendant
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creation date:			c. 300 BC - AD 600
creation date earliest:		-300
creation date latest:		600
current location:		233 Mesoamerican and Intermediate Region
creditline:			James Albert and Mary Gardiner Ford Memorial Fund
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culture:	Costa Rica, Southern Nicoya region, c. 4th century BC - AD 7th century
technique:	jadeite
department:	Art of the Americas
collection:	AA - Intermediate Region
type:		Jewelry
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measurements: Overall: 15.2 x 5.4 cm (6 x 2 1/8 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Year in Review: 1972
	opening date:   1973-02-27T05:00:00
	<i>Year in Review: 1972</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer) (February 27-March 18, 1973).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

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PROVENANCE

	Mr. Enrique Vargas Alfaro, Decatur, GA, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art
	date: -1972
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	The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
	date: 1972-
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wall description:
Costa Rican jade pendants may imitate the shape of axe blades (celts) used for agriculture. The pendants often take the form of "axe gods," creatures with human, bird, or animal traits. Jade carving was common in Costa Rica before ad 500, but then declined in importance. Gold eventually replaced jade as the region’s preferred luxury material.
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