Description:

Pre-Columbian, Southern Mexico to Guatemala, Olmec, ca. 500 to 200 BCE. A pretty pair of hand-carved greenstone amulets. The first is a slightly rectangular shape with 2 string cut vertical lines across one face, and 4 additional horizontal grooves. The stone is a mottled green with an opening drilled through the center for suspension. The other amulet has a slightly curved profile like a tooth or claw and has a light gray and white mottled surface. The amulet features 2 string-cut V shaped lines on the interior curve and two additional grooves encircle three thirds of the pendant head. A drilled piercing through the top makes this amulet a wearable piece. Both are strung on modern cords with silver plated lobster clasps for wearing. Size rectangular pendant: 2.25" L x .5" W x 1" H (5.7 cm x 1.3 cm x 2.5 cm); curved pendant: 3" L x .5" W x 1" H (7.6 cm x 1.3 cm x 2.5 cm); length of both cords: 20" L (50.8 cm)

Provenance: private Fayetteville, Arkansas, USA collection; ex-Dr. David Harner collection, Springdale, Arkansas, USA, acquired between the 1950s and 1960s

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#163594

  • Condition: Nicks to both pendants. Both are wearable and strung on a modern cord. Minor surface pitting and light mineral deposits in recessed areas.

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