Pre-Columbian Ecuador Guangala Shell Pendants
500 BC-500 AD. A pair of fish pendants carved from nacre with notched edges and pierced eye, mounted on custom-made stands. See Valdez and Veintimilla, Amerindian Signs, 5000 years of Pre Columbian art in Ecuador, Quito, 1992, for examples of the type. 197 grams total, 82-90mm including stand (3 1/4 - 3 1/2"). Property of a Brussels gallery; acquired on the European art market. [2]
Condition Report: Fine condition.
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500 BC-500 AD. A pair of fish pendants carved from nacre with notched edges and pierced eye, mounted on custom-made stands. See Valdez and Veintimilla, Amerindian Signs, 5000 years of Pre Columbian art in Ecuador, Quito, 1992, for examples of the type. 197 grams total, 82-90mm including stand (3 1/4 - 3 1/2"). Property of a Brussels gallery; acquired on the European art market. [2]
Condition Report: Fine condition.
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