Museo 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.^[1][2]

Museo del Jade

The museum building
Established	1977 (1977)
Location	San José, Costa Rica
Coordinates	9°56′11″N 84°04′25″W
Type	archaeological museum
Founder	Fidel Tristán Castro

An Olmec baby-face figurine from the Museo Nacional del Jade

Gallery

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

See also

• List of museums in Costa Rica
• Museo Nacional de Costa Rica
• Museo del Oro Precolombino