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THBRare Moche Silvered Copper Necklace - Peanuts & Corn
Lot 153b
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Artemis Gallery
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Louisville, CO 80027
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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, North Coast Peru, Moche, ca. 100 to 600 CE. A fascinating necklace featuring 28 beads comprised of silvered copper - each one finely cast to depict a tasty treat - 26 ears of corn (maize) centered around 2 large peanuts. Corn (maize), of course, was an incredibly important food staple in the ancient Americas. In addition, it was used to create a fermented beer known as chicha. The peanuts may represent a ceremonial food or a special food of honor. Interestingly, the Moche also created peanut-shaped terracotta stirrup vessels that some scholars believe symbolized fertility - the peanut representing the womb and the peanuts inside representing the babies. Perhaps even more interesting, at the site of Sipan, a silver and gold peanut necklace was found in the famous 'Lord of Sipan / Warrior Priest' tomb along with other precious metal artifacts such as a mask, body armor, bracelets, earspools, ingots, and a scepter. Size: 29.5" L (74.9 cm); longest beads (peanuts) measure ~ 1.25" L (3.2 cm)
Agriculture was of immense importance to the Moche who managed to take advantage of seasonal flooding in order to construct an irrigation canal system for growing corn, beans, and other agricultural treasures in their unforgiving terrain and extremely arid climate.
For more about the discoveries of peanut beads found at Sipan see this paper, "
Provenance: ex-private Probst collection, Monterrey, California, USA
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#144544Expected surface wear and minor denting. Silver has developed a wonderful iridescence. Beads are ancient. Strung in modern times on modern stringing.Condition
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