Mayan Jadeite Talismanic Amulet - Antique Pendant

Here is a rare anthropomorphic talismanic amulet in polished green jadeite, probably representing a dignitary.
Peak of the Mayan Civilization, Costa Rica 5th-8th century AD

Great ancient craftsmanship, the hardness of the stone required great technicality and mastery of materials.
The cutting was done using wooden sticks covered with jadeite powder or garnets, hardness equivalent and superior to that of the coveted stone.
Length: 4.8 cm

Jadeite is a pyroxene, silicate of aluminum and sodium, crystal from the igneous and metamorphic rocks of Central America.
Placed as a pendant on a current leather cord (reversible) to its original hanging hole.
Magnificent and rare collector's piece formerly from a French primitive art gallery.