Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A beautiful and massive collection of 200 obsidian stone ornaments and beads. Each piece is painstakingly knapped and flaked into delicate disc and pendant forms. The lengthier examples are triangular with pointed tips and suspension piercings near the base. The largest piece is a curved pendant or gorget with piercings on both tips. Other ornaments also display eccentric shapes with notched peripheries. The rest of the beads are disc forms; several have scalloped edges, but most are circular and flat with a piercing through the center. The obsidian stone boasts hues of glassy jet black as well as lustrous orange mahogany with darker inclusions. This large gathering is displayed in a modern case. Size of curved pendent: 2.25" L x 0.25" W (5.7 cm x 0.6 cm); case: 12.25" L x 8.25" W (31.1 cm x 21 cm); smallest disc: 0.35" W (0.9 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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#166794
Condition
Chips and nicks to peripheries. Age expected surface wear. Several have larger losses or are fragmentary pieces. Displayed in Riker case.