Pre-Columbian Costa Rican Jade Bird Celt Pendant with Green Stone Bead Necklace or shamanic activity in the

or shamanic activity in the Jama-Coaque culture of coastal Ecuador

The obverse depicts the helmeted head of Athena facing right

and black painted palette associated with Chancay ceramics and retains attractive burial deposits and age-related surface wear consistent with long-term interment

thick lips

Pre-Columbian Costa Rican Jade Bird Celt Pendant with Green Stone Bead Necklace or shamanic activity in thePre Columbian Costa Rican Jade Bird Celt Pendant with Green Stone Bead Necklace Costa Rica, ca. 500 BCE800 CE Finely carved jade bird celt pendant depicting a stylized avian figure with a prominent beak and elongated celt shaped body. Bird celts are among the finest jade carvings produced in ancient Costa Rica and are believed to have symbolized spiritual transformation, communication with the divine, and elite status. Such pendants were worn by high