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Cult axe with a bird deity with humanized features...

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Cult axe with a bird deity with humanized features on the upper part. Its wings are folded, the triangular beak evokes a nocturnal raptor, the totem animal of warriors and shamans. Green jade with white veins, pierced, carved and polished with luminous and aquatic reflections Guanacaste-Nicoya, end of period IV, 100-500 AD 16 x 5.5 x 2 cm Provenance: Fine Arts of Ancient Lands, 1990s