Axe-God Celt

CultureGreater Nicoya
Titles
  • Axe-God Celt
Date500–1000 AD
Probable placeCosta Rica
Probable placeNicaragua
MediumJade
Dimensions7 1/2 × 2 × 1/2 in. (19.1 × 5.1 × 1.3 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2004.2447
Current Location
The Caroline Wiess Law Building
205M Wiess Gallery
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Object Type
Provenance[Sotheby's, New York, May 19, 2001, Sale 7659 Arts of Africa, Oceania and the Americas, Lot 464]; purchased by Alfred C. Glassell, Jr. (1913–2008), Houston, May 19, 2001–2004; given to MFAH, 2004.

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Votive Figural Sculpture, or "Axe"
c. 1000–500 BC
Greenstone
2023.232
Pendant in the form of a Mask
1500–300 BC
Jade
2010.1056
Incensario Stand
c. 600–900
Earthenware with pigment
2018.637
Incensario Stand
c. 600–900
Earthenware with pigment
2018.638
front of object
900–200 BC
Green stone
2010.901
900–200 BC
Serpentine
2010.1057
Female Figure
800–1450 AD
Woven cotton, camelid wool, fibers, and sticks
2001.1002
Axe
1000 BC–1600 AD
Gold
2004.2494
Cup Depicting the Decapitator Deity
400–1100 AD
Gold
2004.2536