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Pre-Columbian Americas Costa Rica Pendant 500 B.C.–A.D. 500 Chalcedony H. 2 in. (5.1 cm) Raymond and Laura Wielgus Collection Indiana University Art Museum, 80.102 This charming figure is part of a long-standing Costa Rican lapidary tradition. It is carved from chalcedony, a material that archaeologists sometimes call "social jade." This is a reference to the idea that while the stone is not jadeite, it nevertheless was considered precious and used in the same contexts. |
