A Nicoya Jade Pendant

Costa Rica, Circa 1st-5th Century A.D.

Height 1 13/16 inches (4.6 cm).

Property from the Collection of Alexander Martin, Miami, Florida

Provenance:

André Emmerich (1925-2007), André Emmerich Gallery, New York, 1968.

John H. Hauberg Collection (1916-2002), Seattle, 1970s.

Private Collection, Europe, Late 1970s.

Christie's, New York, Important Pre-Columbian Art: A European Private Collection, 12 November 2004, Lot 84.

Christie's, Paris, Pre-Columbian Art & Taino Masterworks From the Fiore Arts Collection, 10 November 2021, Lot 73.

Published:

E.K. Easby, Pre-Columbian Jade from Costa Rica, 1968, p. 60, no. 45 (illustrated).

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A Nicoya Jade Pendant

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