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THBTairona Bead Necklace Tumbaga Pendant Carnelian/Quartz
Lot 113
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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
Jun 29, 2023
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2023-06-29 10:00:00
2023-06-29 10:00:00
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- Lot Description
Pre-Columbian, Columbia, Sinu (Zenu) or Tairona people, ca. 1000 to 1500 CE. A beautiful necklace comprised of over 70 ancient Pre-Columbian quartz, carnelian, and greenstone beads, and a tumbaga nose ring as the central pendant! Made via the lost-wax method, the tumbaga ornament has a solid, curved bar and discoidal end caps, cast from 47.5% to 48.4% gold (equivalent to 11K+) and copper- a modern bail setting in the center converts this to a pendant. All is strung in modern times on a thread and hook clasp as a unique and wearable piece. Size of strand: 22.3" L (56.6 cm); pendant: 1.3" L x 0.75" W (3.3 cm x 1.9 cm); gold quality: 47.5% to 48.4% (equivalent to 11K+); weight: 98.8 grams
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 Dallas, Texas, USA collection
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#177525Nicks and chips to stone beads. Green and black patina on the end caps of tumbaga. Strung in modern times on a thread with a hook clasp and wearable.Condition
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