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Object Number
83-72-20/32793
Display Title
Large Jade Ornament
Descriptions
Object Description
Jade ornament made from a split celt, carved in high relief. May represent a harpy eagle due to ear tufts and very sharp beak. Biconical drilled pendant hole. High quality jadite likely from Cerro de las Minas in the Motagua Valley, Guatemala.
Inventory Description
Ground stone effigy bird, carved jade, tail axe-shaped, highly polished
Classification
- Ground Stone
Department
Archaeological
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Central America
/
Costa Rica
Additional Geographic Terms
Lamota, Mound at
Materials
Stone
Dimensions
Overall: 9.6 x 3.5 x 2 cm (3 3/4 x 1 3/8 x 13/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
32793
Provenance
Collector
Dr. Earl Flint
(1883)
Expedition
Peabody Museum Expedition
(1883)
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