Pre-Columbian Jadeite Jade and Spondylus Bead Assortment

Including 3.125-inch, 2.875-inch and 2.75-inch jadeite jade tube beads; 2.75-inch pale green onyx undrilled lunate pendant; bracelet made up of (6) mixed jadeite jade and green stone beads with a pendant; over (40) mixed jadeite jade / stone beads; a 3.50-inch spondylus shell pendant; a 3.25-inch spondylus curved tube bead; (7) spondylus tube bead fragments; (3) spondylus shell beads; necklace comprised of a clay figurine pendant with (14) mixed beads; a burnished clay conch shell effigy pendant; a clay lizard shaped pendant; bi-conically drilled slate gorget, probably North American; Mayan style knapped flint eccentric, mounted as a pendant; together with chert lance and arrow heads; (4) carved stone faces from Mezcala and elsewhere; a stone figurine; green stone figurine fragment; a ceramic straight pipe having an applied zoomorphic effigy; together with multi-cultural artifact assortment of (20) items including an Islamic Kashan style green-glazed ceramic bowl on an unglazed foot ring having a lustrous iridescence, assembled from fragments; a Central American stone figurine; a broken Mezcala 'axe god'; (2) Inuit carved whalebone faces and (5) weakly carved or uncarved whalebone pieces; an unidentified tribal carved wood figurine; copper alloy items including a ring and ornament, depiction of a deity and consort from tribal India, (2) West African gold weights, an African pendant in the form of copulating chameleons and a broken pendant

Property from: a Dixon, Illinois estate

Length: 5 3/4 inches, Width: 2 1/4 inches (white chert lance head)
Weight: 0.00 ozt.

Condition: Very Good to Good, no chips or cracks noted to large jade tube beads, lunate pendant, gorget, lance head and eccentric; some smaller beads having chips or may be fragments of larger beads; artifacts having bowl repaired and missing small pieces; axe god broken with losses; whalebone weathered; wood figure lacks an eye inlay; copper alloy items oxidized with some verdigris; Indian deities appear to be part of a larger ensemble; broken pendant lacks loop and possible inlay; overall light to heavy wear consistent with normal use

Category: Decorative Arts > Ethnographic

Estimated Sale Time: 11:46 am CST

Shipping Status: Due to size, weight, value or shipping complexity, this item must be shipped via a 3rd Party and the shipping cost may be high. We recommend contacting multiple shipping vendors for an estimate as the cost may vary greatly.

Sales Tax: Illinois (8.000%), Kansas (6.500%), New Jersey (6.625%), Pennsylvania (6.000%), Washington (10.500%)

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Very Good to Good, no chips or cracks noted to large jade tube beads, lunate pendant, gorget, lance head and eccentric; some smaller beads having chips or may be fragments of larger beads; artifacts having bowl repaired and missing small pieces; axe god broken with losses; whalebone weathered; wood figure lacks an eye inlay; copper alloy items oxidized with some verdigris; Indian deities appear to be part of a larger ensemble; broken pendant lacks loop and possible inlay; overall light to heavy wear consistent with normal use

2.25 x 5.75 in

0.01 g