**First Time At Auction**
Pre-Columbian, Maya Territories, Maya culture, Late Classic Period, ca. 550 to 900 CE. A fine collection of 7 hand-carved jade adornments from the ancient Maya: 3 earspools and 4 amulets. The 3 spools have an open center and piercings for securing in the ear. The amulets present 2 crescent shaped pendants like claws or teeth, symbolizing the mighty jaguar. The last two are rectangular in form. These are highly polished with smooth and lustrous surfaces. Jade was a cherished material, reserved for the elite of society and was believed to have protective properties. Several of these could be strung and worn as pendants! Size of largest spool: 1.675" L x 0.5" W (4.3 cm x 1.3 cm); smallest square bead: 0.675" L x 0.5" W (1.7 cm x 1.3 cm)
Provenance: private Fayetteville, Arkansas, USA collection; ex-Dr. David Harner collection, Springdale, Arkansas, USA, acquired between the 1950s and 1960s
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Condition
Chips to peripheries of all. Losses to two earspools as shown. Complete earspool has a pitted and porous surface. Cavities and fissures in largest claw shaped pendant with losses around the piercing. Light mineral deposits scattered throughout. 4 are intact and could be strung and worn.