2 Necklaces w/ Colima & Manabi Pottery, Stone & Shell

Lot 105

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Selling antiquities, ancient and ethnographic art online since 1993, Artemis Gallery specializes in Classical Antiquities (Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Near Eastern), Asian, Pre-Columbian, African / Tribal / Oceanographic art. Our extensive inventory includes pottery, stone, metal, wood, glass and textil...Read more

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Fauna, Flora, Stone & Bones - Fall Edition by Artemis Gallery

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Fauna, Flora, Stone & Bones - Fall Edition

By Artemis Gallery

Oct 28, 2021

Set Reminder 2021-10-28 12:00:00 2021-10-28 12:00:00 America/New_York Bidsquare Bidsquare : Fauna, Flora, Stone & Bones - Fall Edition https://www.bidsquare.com/auctions/artemis-gallery/fauna-flora-stone-bones---fall-edition-7768 Join us for a very special early Fall auction featuring fabulous fossils, rocks, and minerals, plus art depicting flora and fauna from antiquity to present day. This is one sale you won't want to miss! Artemis Gallery info@artemisgallery.com

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Lot Description

Pre-Columbian, Ecuador, Manabi culture, ca. 500 BCE to 500 CE; West Mexico, Colima, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. This is a lovely pair of ancient stone, shell, and pottery beads, all strung as wearable necklaces. The first is a long strand with dozens of petite disc, seed, and tubular beads made from a dark gray and black stone and pottery, and along the length are a few interesting shapes with stippling or engraving. At the center is the large diamond shaped pendant made from a red terracotta and pierced through the top. The other necklace is strung with dozens of similar beads, a few discoid shell beads, and two zoomorphic shaped beads: a bird and a fish. At the center is a pendant bead made from a Manabi ceramic spindle whorl, incised with linear etching around the carinated body. Both necklaces are strung in modern times with lobster clasps and are wearable pieces of Pre-Columbian jewelry! Size longer necklace: 25" L (63.5 cm); pendant bead: 1.25" L x 1" W (3.2 cm x 2.5 cm); shorter necklace: 20" L (50.8 cm); spindle bead: 0.35" L x 0.7" W (0.9 cm x 1.8 cm)

Provenance: private Fayetteville, Arkansas, USA collection; ex-Dr. David Harner collection, Springdale, Arkansas, USA, acquired between the 1950s and 1960s

All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back.

A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids.

PLEASE NOTE: Due to recent increases of shipments being seized by Australian & German customs (even for items with pre-UNESCO provenance), we will no longer ship most antiquities and ancient Chinese art to Australia & Germany. For categories of items that are acceptable to ship to Australia or Germany, please contact us directly or work with your local customs brokerage firm.

Display stands not described as included/custom in the item description are for photography purposes only and will not be included with the item upon shipping.

#167854

Condition

Nicks and chips to beads. Light mineral deposits. Both strung on modern wires with modern clasps and are wearable.
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