A Costa Rican Jadeite Profile Monkey Pendant, Classic Period, ca. 300 - 900 CE Vessels - Stone the citizens of Palmyra adopted

the citizens of Palmyra adopted customs and modes of dress from both the Iranian Parthian world to the east and the Greco-Roman west

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the upper body decorated with two charming red-brown long-necked birds over cream ground

glossy finish on metal or stone surfaces

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A Costa Rican Jadeite Profile Monkey Pendant, Classic Period, ca. 300 - 900 CE Vessels - Stone the citizens of Palmyra adoptedCosta 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