4 ouncesDimensions : 8
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This rare Phoenician silver armlet is crafted from a single strand of twisted silver wire
Provenance: Private German collection
glossy finish on metal or stone surfaces
A Costa Rican Jadeite Profile Monkey Pendant, Classic Period, ca. 300 - 900 CE Vessels - Stone 4 ouncesDimensions : Costa 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