Lot 122
Pre-Columbian, Colombia, probably Tairona, ca. 200 to 1000 CE. A remarkable necklace featuring eighty shell beads, each one impressively string-cut into virtually identical, janus-headed caiman/amphibian forms, of creamy hues with hints of pink and tawny beige, neatly spaced via tube-shaped gold beads with a modern clasp. A rare piece of wearable art from the ancients of Colombia. Size: strand measures 19" L (48.3 cm), shell beads measure ~ 1.375" (3.5 cm)
Provenance: Ex - Prominent Miami, FL estate
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