When viewed from the front, this jade pendant
has an appearance similar to the jade figure-
celts often worn as pendants by ancient
inhabitants of the area. However, this piece is
not a solid shape like the axe-gods, but has
been fashioned into a variation of the hollow
tube jade beads found in Costa Rica. These
beads exemplified the advanced lapidary skills of
the people, and were made by drilling through
each side to the center of the stone. The delicate
detailing of his fingers, ears and facial features,
evidences the great skill employed in the making
of this pendant. The object which the crouching
figure holds in his hands may have had some
religious significance, possibly an ear of corn
representing fertility, an instrument, or an object
intended for ritual use.
- (PF.2673)
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