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THBMassive Tairona Gold Nose Ring Shell Bead Necklace
Lot 123
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Artemis Gallery
686 S Taylor Ave, Ste 106
Louisville, CO 80027
United States
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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Dec 7, 2023
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Classical antiquities, ancient, and ethnographic art from cultures encompassing the globe. Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Etruscan, Near Eastern, Asian, Pre-Columbian, Native American, African / Tribal, Oceanic, Spanish Colonial, Fine / Visual Arts, so much more! Artemis Gallery info@artemisgallery.com
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Pre-Columbian, Columbia, Sinu / Tairona culture, ca. 1000 to 1500 CE. A beautiful necklace comprised of ancient shell and ceramic disc beads with a remarkable tumbaga nose ring as the central pendant. The crescent shaped ornament is made from a hammered sheet of 59% to 60% gold (equivalent to 14K+) that is molded to curve inward, with tapered ends. The curving, convex shape gives the appearance of solid gold when viewed from front on, but the hollow groove would certainly alleviate the strain on the wearer's septum! This is impressive for its size and preserved quality. The beads are also ancient and carved from conch shell, greenstones, and redware pottery, gathered together on modern cotton strands to wear this ensemble today! Size of strands: 16.5" L (41.9 cm); gold ornament: 2.75" L x 0.6" W (7 cm x 1.5 cm); gold quality: 59% to 60% (equivalent to 14K+); silver quality: 11%
The pre-Columbian Tairona, a group of chiefdoms in a mountainous part of Colombia, are renowned for their distinctive gold pieces. These ornaments held great symbolic power in life and in death - a prominent nose ornament would certainly mark the wearer as an elite member of society and would probably be buried with the deceased. The brilliant sheen served as a metaphor for the sun, regarded as a source of both light and life.
Provenance: private British Columbia, Canada collection, gifted from aunt in Tucson, Arizona, USA, acquired prior to 1994
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#182693Minor nicks to beads, nose ring is excellent with only minor indentations. Strung in modern times on modern cotton threads with a brass hook clasp. Remains of mineral deposits on interior of gold pendant groove. Wearable!Condition
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