Description:

Pre-Columbian, Southern Mexico, Guerrero region, Mezcala to early Maya culture, ca. 600 BCE to 100 BCE. A collection of stone beads, including several of substantial size, pecked and polished in antiquity and biconically drilled through the centers for suspension. The group is presently strung on a modern wire as a graduated necklace, with smaller beads near the barrel clasp and larger elements culminating in a weighty central pendant; the set may be readily restrung to suit alternative arrangements. Size of strand: 23" L (58.4 cm); largest bead: 1.6" Diameter x 1.1" W (4.1 cm x 2.8 cm)

Provenance: private Dallas, Texas, USA collection

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  • Condition: Chips and abrasions to beads. Strung in modern times on a wire with a hook metal clasp.

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