Description:

Pre-Columbian, Southern Mexico, Guerrero region, Mezcala culture, ca. 600 to 100 BCE; Southern Mexico to Guatemala, Maya, ca. 250 BCE to 900 CE. A wearable necklace strung with dozens of hand-carved greenstone beads in a variety of verdant hues. Slender beads are interspersed amongst spherical and gourd-shaped beads, and dangling in the center is a celt-shaped pendant carved from pale green, almost white stone. Size (necklace): 22" L (55.9 cm); (center pendant): 0.875" W x 2.2" H (2.2 cm x 5.6 cm)

Provenance: private Fayetteville, Arkansas, USA collection; ex-private Arkansas, USA collection, via descent in 2021; ex-private Florida estate, USA, acquired from the 1960s to 1970s

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#176922

  • Condition: Wearable as shown and strung in modern times. Stone beads are ancient; stringing and metal findings are modern. Minor abrasions, pitting, and chips to some beads, otherwise most are intact and very good. Great coloration and surface smoothness throughout.

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