It’s #Baturday during #SharkWeek so time to post this awesome piece again!
Jade pendant, #bat with #shark wings
Costa Rica, Central Caribbean Region, 500 BCE - 800 CE
H 15.5 x W 3 cm
Museo del Jade, Costa Rica
@art_history_animalia how do we know that it isn’t just a badass superhero with shark arms?
@DanadasGrau @art_history_animalia TIL that 10-year-old boys wore pendants.
@DanadasGrau@mastodon.social@Virginicus @art_history_animalia they do if it is a badass superhero pendant.