The Cleveland Museum of Art
Collection Online as of December 18, 2025
Bird Pendant (Buzzard or Vulture?)
c. 300 BCE–600 CE
Overall: 4.3 x 3 x 4.9 cm (1 11/16 x 1 3/16 x 1 15/16 in.)
John L. Severance Fund 1954.148
Location: Not on view
Description
Before about AD 500, when gold-working technologies were adopted in Costa Rica, jade was the quintessential luxury material and it was masterfully carved into exquisite ornaments of many kinds. Ancient Americans did not use many metal tools, and artists carved jade, a tough stone, with implements of stone, bone, bamboo, or reed.- {{cite web|title=Bird Pendant (Buzzard or Vulture?)|url=false|author=|year=c. 300 BCE–600 CE|access-date=18 December 2025|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}
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https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1954.148