Unknown Central and South American
Axe-God Celt

Axe-God Celt

Public Domain

Axe-God Celt
Artist
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
On view

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Department
Art of the Indigenous Americas, Glassell Collection
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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Incensario Stand
c. 600–900
Earthenware with pigment
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front of object
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900–200 BC
Green stone
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Figure
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800–1450 AD
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1000 BC–1600 AD
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900–600 BC
Serpentine
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400–1100 AD
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Mask Depicting the Tiwanaku Sun God
400–1100 AD
Gold
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