哥斯达黎加翡翠鸟形凯尔特吊坠,古典时期早期,约公元 100 - 600 年
PJ2148
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哥斯达黎加的许多鸟形吊坠的下部形状像普通的石斧或斧头。泪滴形的石斧是古代美洲常见的劳动工具,在某些情况下,石斧本身具有更重要甚至神圣的意义。
这款吊坠的下半部分采用半透明的蓝绿色翡翠精心雕刻而成,是将凯尔特形状融入珍贵个人饰品的典范。吊坠的顶部,鸟类的造型经过了风格化处理,这种处理方式在其他玉吊坠中更为详细。哥斯达黎加鸟类吊坠根据风格和图像可分为特定类别,但个体差异也使它们各有特色,并相互区别。
这种吊坠为佩戴者传达了象征性的力量,并且有多种证据表明,这些珍贵的物品代代相传,并作为奢侈品广泛交易。
参见:克拉克,约翰·E·和迈克尔·布莱克《威望的力量:中美洲低地的竞争性慷慨和等级社会的出现》。《新世界的派系竞争和政治发展》,伊丽莎白·M·布鲁姆菲尔和约翰·W·福克斯编,剑桥:剑桥大学出版社,1994 年,第 17-30 页。科伊,迈克尔·D·《美洲虎的孩子:前古典时期的墨西哥中部》。纽约:原始艺术博物馆,1965 年。
材质:翡翠
尺寸:高度:2 1/2 英寸(6.3 厘米)
状况:完好,整体状况良好,无碎片、裂纹或破损。非常好的典范。
出处:米尔塔·弗吉尼亚·德·佩雷亚 (1929 - 2019) 哥斯达黎加艺术私人收藏。德·佩雷亚夫人在华盛顿特区哥斯达黎加大使馆度过了 48 年的职业生涯,从秘书做起,晋升为文化参赞和领事。她是一位热心的艺术赞助人,在她的整个职业生涯中推广了众多当地艺术家并赞助了许多文化活动。她还收集了大量令人印象深刻的拉丁美洲艺术品。1999 年退休后,她成为美国公民,并通过加入华盛顿国家歌剧院妇女委员会和其他当地团体继续支持艺术。
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