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Pre-Columbian, Colombia, Tairona culture, ca. 1000 to 1500 CE. A lovely necklace of wearable form strung from dozens of petite shell beads as well as 2 central pendants. The beads present in discoid and seed forms that alternate between sizes towards the center of the composition and are more uniform towards the terminals. Displayed in the middle of the necklace are two pendants: a slender, club-shaped piece with biconically drilled suspension holes on the upper terminal as well as the midsection, and an abstract anthropomorphic figure with a rectangular head and a lozenge-shaped body. Capped with a gold-plated loop and lobster clasp combo, this is an attractive necklace perfect for any occasion! Size (necklace): 34.875" L (88.6 cm); (largest pendant): 0.25" W x 1.66" H (0.6 cm x 4.2 cm)

Provenance: private Fayetteville, Arkansas, USA collection

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#167852

  • Condition: Wearable as shown and strung in modern times. Shell beads are ancient; stringing and lobster clasp combo are modern. Small chips and nicks to some beads and both central pendants, otherwise intact and very good. Attractive!

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