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Interview: Costa Rica's Jade Museum
The Jade Museum (Spanish: Museo del Jade y de la Cultura Precolombina) in San José, Costa Rica houses the world's largest collection of ancient jade from the Americas. With nearly 7,000 pieces in its collection, the artifacts at the...
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Bird-shaped Gold Pectoral from Costa Rica
At home on land or water and in the air, birds are important to art and mythology. They often symbolize the flight of soul up to heaven. From Costa Rica, South America, 11th to 16th century CE. (National Museum of Scotland, Edinburgh, UK)
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Helena of Constantinople
Saint Helena of Constantinople (248/250-328 CE) was the mother of Roman emperor Constantine I (r. 306-337 CE). She famously made a pilgrimage to Jerusalem where tradition claims found Christ's true cross and built the Basilica of the Holy...
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Portuguese Carrack
An illustration of a Portuguese carrack ship from a 16th-century map. (Digital Library, University of Minnesota)
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Costa Rica, 16th century CE
Map of Costa Rica in the 16th century CE.
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Carmen: Entr'acte
Provided to YouTube by RCA Classics Carmen: Entr'acte · Herbert von Karajan · Georges Bizet Bizet: Carmen ℗ Originally Recorded 1963. All Rights Reserved by BMG Music Released on: 1997-01-21 Producer: John Culshaw Associated...
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Bird Figure, Jade Museum
Jade Museum, San Jose, Costa Rica
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Pre-Columbian Pottery
Pre-Columbian Pottery, Jade Museum, San Jose, Costa Rica,
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Jade Drill
Jade Drill, Jade Museum, San Jose, Costa Rica.
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Jade Necklace
Jade Necklace, Jade Museum, San Jose, Costa Rica