Description: This rare jade ear plug dates back to approx. 500 AD.Jade ear flares such as this would have once been symbols of high statusJade was highly valued both for its scarcity and its remarkable colorThis Jade ear plug measures approximately 1.5 inches in diameter. In Mesoamerica, Costa Rica is one of the two regions in which jade was extensively carved in Precolumbian times. The earliest evidence for worked jade is dated to the mid-first millennium B.C., and jade continued to be carved into personal ornaments until approximately 700 A.D., when its use appears to have died out and/or been replaced by a fashion for ornaments of gold. This piece was excavated in the Golfito region of Costa Rica in 1966. Please look at the photos carefully as they are part of the description.Please feel free to ask any questions.
Price: 325 USD
Location: New York, New York
End Time: 2024-09-30T21:23:42.000Z
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All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Brand: UN
Color: Green
Style: Pre-Columbian
Original/Reproduction: Original
Material: Jade/Jadeite
Featured Refinements: Pre-Columbian Antiquities
