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THBPeruvian Sodalite, Amethyst, Quartz Necklace
Lot 85d
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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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By Artemis Gallery
Apr 4, 2019
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2019-04-04 10:00:00
2019-04-04 10:00:00
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Ancient art from Egypt, Greece, Italy and the Near East, as well as Asian, Pre-Columbian, Native American, African / Tribal / Oceanic, Spanish Colonial, Russian Icons, Fine art, much more! All categories, all price ranges... all legally acquired and guaranteed to be as described or your money back Artemis Gallery info@artemisgallery.com
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- Lot Description
Pre-Columbian, Peru, Chavin and Moche, ca. 500 BCE to 500 CE. A grand necklace with beads carved from sodalite, one of the primary elements of lapis lazuli mined from the Andes and cherished since antiquity, translucent quartz crystal, amethyst, and greenstone. The central pendant is an anthropomorphic seated figure finely carved from sodalite. This is flanked by two round amethyst beads of lovely lavender hues. The remainder of the strand includes 18 lozenge shaped and 2 tubular translucent quartz crystal beads; four smaller greenstone bead, and two lozenge shaped sodalite beads - all arranged in a balanced, symmetrical design. All beads are ancient - strung in modern times to be wearable. Size: strand is 18.5" L (47 cm); central figural sodalite pendant bead is 1.375" L (3.5 cm)
An impressive necklace that displays fine workmanship and is comprised of ancient beads carved from superb stones. Interestingly, Sodalite is also known as Poet's Stone, and according to legend, sodalite promotes both creativity and mental lucidity.
Provenance: private Probst collection, Monterey, California, USA, acquired in the mid 1970s to mid-1990s
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.
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#145069A few internal cracks to quartz crystal beads. A couple of old chips to greenstone beads. Minute nicks to sodalite beads. All beads are ancient. Findings and stringing are modern. Lovely and wearable.Condition
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