Valdivian Spindle Whorl & Spondylus Shell Necklace

Pre-Columbian, Ecuador, Valdivian people, Earliest Horizon, ca. 2300 to 2000 BCE. A fabulous necklace of a wearable form composed of a modern sterling silver chain with looped terminals held with a double French hook. The center of the necklace features a pottery spindle whorl pendant with a rounded top, a carinated body, and a vertical suspension hole, and beneath it hang three groups of thin pink-and-white spondylus shell discs. Beautiful and fashionable! Size (necklace): 18.2" L (46.2 cm); (pottery pendant): 1.1" W x 0.7" H (2.8 cm x 1.8 cm); quality of sterling silver: 92.5% or higher.

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

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#144484 Dimensions: Condition Report: Strung in modern times and wearable as shown. Pottery spindle whorl and spondylus shell beads are ancient, and sterling silver components are modern. Minor nicks and abrasions to pottery pendant and shell beads, otherwise intact and very good. Nice patina throughout.