Description:

Pre-Columbian, Central Coast of Peru, Chimu, ca. 1000 to 1400 CE. A wearable necklace strung with dozens of beads carved from ancient turquoise, spondylus shell, quartz, and black stone, as well as modern gold spacer beads. A pair of ancient hollow silver orbs are symmetrically strung near the center, and a biconical silver bead forms the central focal point. Size of strand doubled: 24" L (61 cm); central silver bead: 1" L x 0.65" W (2.5 cm x 1.7 cm); silver quality: 91.24%

Provenance: private Fayetteville, Arkansas, USA collection; ex-private Fayetteville, Arkansas estate, USA, acquired 1960 to 2024

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#186844

  • Condition: Wearable as shown and strung in modern times. Stone, shell, and silver beads are ancient; gold beads are modern. Minor nicks and chips to beads. Indentations and pinholes to silver beads and dark patina. Strung in modern times on a monofilament wire.

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