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| Keywords: Costa Rican - Bird Pendant - Walters 421511 - Three Quarter.jpg Avian or bird pendants form one of the major groups of Costa Rica jades Though some have been identified as harpy eagles predators of the tropical forest and powerful symbols to early complex societies throughout the Americas others are quetzals elegant iridescent and reclusive birds Throughout much of Mesoamerica's history quetzal feathers green like jade were prized items between 100 500 Early Classic dark green jade cm 14 5 3 3 accession number 42 1511 27277 John Stokes Nyack NY Claudia Lord Stokes New York NY Walters Art Museum Gift of Claudia Lord Stokes 2003 Art of the Ancient Americas The Walters Art Museum Baltimore 2002-2010 place of origin Costa Rica Walters Art Museum license Pre-Columbian art in the Walters Art Museum Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review Birds in art Jade artefacts from Costa Rica Pre-Columbian art of Costa Rica in the Walters Art Museum | ||||
