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THBRare Huari Pectoral Spondylus Shell / Nacre
Lot 116c
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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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Pre-Columbian, Peru (central highlands) or Bolivia (Lake Titicaca region), Huari (Wari) culture, ca. 8th to 9th century CE. A rare and beautiful ensemble consisting of 14 lantern-shaped beads and 3 rectangular beads, all carved from nacre (mother of pearl), that would have comprised a stunning pectoral in ancient times. Each of the petite beads have concave peripheries, bar-shaped ends with pairs of drilled attachment holes, and central cavities inlaid with either soft sage-green shell or warm vermilion Spondylus shell adornments. The 3 largest beads exhibit inlaid rectangular panels bearing pairs of diamond-form 'eyes' that are enclosed within vibrant strips of purple shell. Size: 8.75" W x 5.65" H (22.2 cm x 14.4 cm); 8.4" H (21.3 cm) on included custom stand; (largest bead): 0.66" W x 1.57" H (1.7 cm x 4 cm)
Cf. additional examples at the Mudec - Museum of Cultures in Milan, Italy.
Provenance: ex-Splendors of the World, Haiku, Hawaii, USA, before 2010
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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PLEASE NOTE: Due to recent increases of shipments being seized by Australian & German customs (even for items with pre-UNESCO provenance), we will no longer ship most antiquities and ancient Chinese art to Australia & Germany. For categories of items that are acceptable to ship to Australia or Germany, please contact us directly or work with your local customs brokerage firm.
Display stands not described as included/custom in the item description are for photography purposes only and will not be included with the item upon shipping.
#173442Repairs to some green or orange shell inlays, with a couple being possibly modern replacements. Each bead body has minor nicks and abrasions commensurate with age, with some surface roughness and clouding, a couple with stable hairline fissures, and light encrustations and earthen deposits within some recessed areas, otherwise intact and very good. Great remains of shell color. Beads are attached to curved pectoral display and cannot be removed.Condition
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