Manteno Pottery & 20th C. Silver Bead Necklace
**Originally Listed At $175**
Pre-Columbian, Ecuador, Manteno culture, ca. 1000 CE. A lovely collar necklace comprised of 10 ancient spindle whorl beads - 8 spherical and 2 conical - each handmade from pottery with incised details and 23 modern silver beads. Boasting hues of black and grey, the exterior surfaces of the beads are incised with intricate zoomorphic imagery and filled with white pigment. The elaborate beads are accompanied by 23 modern silver and 40 brass beads of tubular, discoid, and melon forms, as well as modern spherical sparkle beads, all strung on a modern wire that hooks together in the back to be wearable. Size (of largest whorl bead): 0.5" W x 0.4" H (1.3 cm x 1 cm); Size (of wire): 18" L (45.7 cm)
Provenance: private New York, USA collection, acquired after 1966
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.
A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids.
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.
#165133
Condition Report: Whorl beads are ancient, but metal beads, sparkle beads, and wire are modern. All beads are intact and excellent.
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**Originally Listed At $175**
Pre-Columbian, Ecuador, Manteno culture, ca. 1000 CE. A lovely collar necklace comprised of 10 ancient spindle whorl beads - 8 spherical and 2 conical - each handmade from pottery with incised details and 23 modern silver beads. Boasting hues of black and grey, the exterior surfaces of the beads are incised with intricate zoomorphic imagery and filled with white pigment. The elaborate beads are accompanied by 23 modern silver and 40 brass beads of tubular, discoid, and melon forms, as well as modern spherical sparkle beads, all strung on a modern wire that hooks together in the back to be wearable. Size (of largest whorl bead): 0.5" W x 0.4" H (1.3 cm x 1 cm); Size (of wire): 18" L (45.7 cm)
Provenance: private New York, USA collection, acquired after 1966
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.
A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids.
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.
#165133
Condition Report: Whorl beads are ancient, but metal beads, sparkle beads, and wire are modern. All beads are intact and excellent.
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