A Costa Rican Jadeite Profile Monkey Pendant, Classic Period, ca. 300 - 900 CE Price - Under $1000 and ancestors during these important

and ancestors during these important ceremonies

“Catalogue of Ancient Persian Bronzes in the Ashmolean Museum” (1971)

Dimensions:  Height: 1/2 inch (1

Cylinder seals of 12th Dynasty kings naming them and Sobek (sometimes Sobek of Sumenu

this plaque was most likely worn as a pendant or attached to clothing

A Costa Rican Jadeite Profile Monkey Pendant, Classic Period, ca. 300 - 900 CE Price - Under $1000 and ancestors during these importantCosta 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