Celt with Bird Face

Costa Rica, Pre-Columbian

300 BC - AD 600

  • Titles Celt with Bird Face (Descriptive)
  • Medium jadeite
  • Dimensions Overall: 3 3/4 in. (9.5 cm)
  • Credit Line Collection of the Art Fund, Inc. at the Birmingham Museum of Art; Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John B. Chandler, AFI.34.1981
  • Work Type celt
  • Classification Tools & Equipment

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