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Bird-Celt Pendant

900–400 BCE (initial fabrication); 300–500 CE (recarving and deposition)
Not on view
Returned to lender
This work of art was on loan to the museum and has since been returned to its lender.
This pendant in the shape of a bird was deposited in a tomb at Talamanca de Tibás, a site near Costa Rica’s capital.



Este colgante en forma de ave fue depositado en una tumba en el sitio de Talamanca de Tibás (Costa Rica).

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Bird-Celt Pendant
  • Date: 900–400 BCE (initial fabrication); 300–500 CE (recarving and deposition)
  • Geography: Mexico or Guatemala; Costa Rica, San José Province
  • Culture: Possibly Olmec
  • Medium: Jadeite
  • Dimensions: H. 7 7/8 x W. 2 3/8 X D. 1 1/4
  • Classification: Stone-Ornaments
  • Credit Line: Colección Museo Nacional de Costa Rica/CCSS, San José (1.5 TR 2C[34])
  • Curatorial Department: The Michael C. Rockefeller Wing