Description

Elongated Avian-form Amulet

This liquidy, lighter green jade avian-form amulet represents a glorified raptor bird over an axe blade. Such mythic birds were often depicted in these carved jade amulets (as well as motifs seen among the gold amulets of a later period).

• Size: 5″cm long
• Central American jadeite
• 500 BC – 800 AD.