Valdivian Pottery Spindle Whorl and Stone Necklace

Pre-Columbian, Ecuador, Valdivian culture, Earliest Horizon, ca. 2300 to 2000 BCE. A lovely necklace featuring a Valdivian pottery spindle whorl pendant beneath petite stone beads. The modern oxidized sterling silver chain is of a slender design and is adorned with two sets of stone beads that enclose mottled green-and-brown stone discs. Strung in modern times, this is a fabulous and wearable necklace that is sure to accentuate any ensemble! Size (necklace): 33" L (83.8 cm); (pottery pendant): 1.1" W x 0.75" H (2.8 cm x 1.9 cm); quality of sterling silver: 92.5% or higher.

Provenance: ex-Hank Johnson collection, HDEnterprise, before 1995

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#144483 Dimensions: Condition Report: Strung in modern times and wearable as shown. Stone and pottery beads are ancient, and oxidized sterling silver components are modern. Minor nicks and abrasions to pottery pendant and stone beads, with softening to some finer details on pottery pendant. Light earthen deposits on some beads.