Description:

**Originally Listed At $200**

Pre-Columbian, Ecuador, Manteno culture, ca. 1000 CE. A stylish necklace of a wearable form composed of seven pottery spindle whorl beads with spherical bodies, slight carinations, and pierced suspension holes. The exterior surfaces of each bead are adorned with incised avian motifs of a characteristically abstract style, and the finer details are brought forth with applied white pigment. Six beads are evenly spaced across the necklace, and a seventh central bead is suspended just below the main strand. Capped with an integral loop and a modern red button fastener, this is a fine example of ancient art meets modern fashion! Size (necklace): 18.375" L (46.7 cm); (largest bead): 0.6" W x 0.5" H (1.5 cm x 1.3 cm).

Provenance: ex-HDE Enterprise/ Hank Johnson collection, Denver, Colorado before 2000

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#151541

  • Condition: Strung in modern times and wearable as shown. Pottery spindle whorl beads are ancient, and red thread and button fastener are modern. Minor abrasions and nicks to some beads, with light softening to some incised motifs, and minor fading to white pigmentation, otherwise intact and very good. Light earthen deposits, nice traces of white pigment, and great remaining avian iconography on beads.

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