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(Redirected from Museo del Jade Marco Fidel Tristán Castro) Archaeological museum in San José, Costa Rica
Museo del Jade
The museum building
Established1977 (1977)
LocationSan José, Costa Rica
Coordinates9°56′11″N 84°04′25″W / 9.93639°N 84.07361°W / 9.93639; -84.07361
Typearchaeological museum
FounderFidel Tristán Castro
An Olmec baby-face figurine from the Museo Nacional del Jade

The Museo del Jade is an archaeological museum in San José, Costa Rica. Since 2014, it has been located in front of Plaza de la Democracia. It was founded in 1977 by Fidel Tristán Castro, the first president of the INS. The museum contains the world's largest collection of American jade.

Gallery

  • Ceramic tripod pots with jaguar motifs Ceramic tripod pots with jaguar motifs
  • Jade artifacts from Nicoya Jade artifacts from Nicoya
  • Jade artifacts with avian features Jade artifacts with avian features
  • Tripod vessel Tripod vessel
  • A stone figure of an armadillo A stone figure of an armadillo
  • A jade carving of a bird (possibly a quetzal) with long tail feathers A jade carving of a bird (possibly a quetzal) with long tail feathers
  • Stone spheres of the Diquís Stone spheres of the Diquís

See also

References

  1. "Museo de Jade | San José, Costa Rica Attractions". www.lonelyplanet.com. Retrieved 2019-04-09.
  2. Baker, C.P. (2005). Costa Rica. Dorling Kindersley Eye Witness Travel Guides. p. 67.

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