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Jade in ancient Costa Rica / Mark Miller Graham, Juan Vicente Guerrero M., Michael J. Snarskis, Zulay Soto Méndez ; edited by Julie Jones

Published
New York : The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1998.
Physical Description
127 pages : illustrations (some color), map ; 28 cm
Additional Creators
Graham, Mark Miller, 1944-, Guerrero M., Juan Vicente, Snarskis, Michael J. (Michael Jay), Soto Méndez, Zulay, Jones, Julie, 1943-, and Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.)
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Contents
Introduction / Julie Jones -- The archaeological context of jade in Costa Rica / Juan Vicente Guerrero M. -- Mesoamerican jade and Costa Rica / Mark Miller Graham -- The imagery and symbolism of precolumbian jade in Costa Rica / Michael J. Snarskis -- The collections of the Museo del Jade Marco Fidel Tristán, San José / Zulay Soto Méndez -- Checklist of the exhibition.
Summary
This well-illustrated catalogue of works drawn chiefly from Costa Rican collections reviews current information on the jades of Costa Rica and their archaeological context, images, and relationship to the jades of Mexico and the Maya area. -- Metropolitan Museum of Art website.
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ISBN
0870998781 (pbk.)
Note
Catalogue of an exhibit at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, September 16, 1998 to February 28, 1999.
Exhibition title: Jade in ancient Costa Rica.
Bibliography Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Reproduction Note
Also available as electronic reproduction. Plymouth Meeting, Pa. : codeMantra ; The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2012.
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