Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A beautiful and massive collection of 300 pieces of obsidian stone ornaments and beads. Each piece is painstakingly knapped and flaked into these delicate disc and pendant forms. The lengthier examples are triangular with pointed tips and suspension piercings near the base. The ornaments arranged on the outer edges of the case display eccentric shapes with notched peripheries. The rest of the beads are disc forms; several have scalloped edge, but most are circular and flat. The obsidian stone boasts hues of glassy jet black, and orange mahogany with darker inclusions. All is beautifully arranged and mounted on a cloth backing inside a vintage glass and wooden frame with brass clasps. Size of largest pendant: 1.75" L x 0.25" W (4.4 cm x 0.6 cm); smallest: 0.35" diameter (0.9 cm); case: 18" L x 12.125" W (45.7 cm x 30.8 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 and nicks to peripheries. Several have larger losses or are fragmentary pieces. All are adhered to a white cloth backing in a wooden and glass vintage case. Scuffs and scratches to the wooden case., clasps close and open smoothly.