Description:

Pre-Columbian, Southern Mexico to Guatemala, Maya, Late Classic Period, ca. 550 to 900 CE. A wonderful collection of 4 ancient stone beads carved from mottled greenstones and jade. The first is made from a jade of light green hues that is drilled with suspension perforations on the end and body just above the string-cut ridges. The second bead is a slender olive-green jadestone with perforations on both ends. The next is a brilliant greenstone that is biconically drilled and hollow through the center. The last is a lustrous white and creamy beige stone with a small perforation through the wide tip. Each bead is quite large, and their sizes suggest each could have been worn as a central pendant, as either a standalone composition or as part of a larger beaded necklace. Size longest: 4.25" L x .3" W (10.8 cm x 0.8 cm); smallest: 2.875" L x .5" W (7.3 cm x 1.3 cm)

Provenance: private Arcadia, California, USA collection, acquired prior to 2000

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#160922

  • Condition: Chip and abrasions and hairline cracks on thick jade bead. Slender greenstone bead is repaired from two pieces with visible break line encircling the stone. Abrasion and chips to the other two beads. All are polished and smooth.

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