Description:

**Originally Listed At $400**

Pre-Columbian, Gulf Coast of Mexico, Veracruz, ca. 3rd to 9th century CE. A pair of wearable necklaces strung with dozens of petite shell and stone beads, with one necklace adorned with petite turquoise spacer beads. Each necklace features discoid marine shell beads; the first features a dark central stone pendant with turquoise beads, and the longer necklace with some translucent quartz beads as well as petite beads with 'eyes.' Size (largest necklace): 25" L (63.5 cm); (largest bead): 0.53" W (1.3 cm)

Provenance: private Royal Oak, Michigan, USA collection, acquired in December 2022; ex-Artemis Gallery, Louisville, Colorado, USA; private Fayetteville, Arkansas, USA collection; ex-private Arkansas, USA collection, via descent in 2021; ex-private Florida estate, USA, acquired from the 1960s to 1970s

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#188082

  • Condition: Wearable as shown and strung in modern times. All beads are ancient; stringing and metal findings are modern. Chipping to a few beads, with light pitting and abrasions to others, otherwise most beads are intact and very good.

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