Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A fine collection of over 50 ancient Spondylus shell beads strung and displayed as a beautiful necklace. The strand is strung with alternating rectangular beads of light orange-pink colors and barrel-shaped beads in hues of white or beige. At the center is a symmetrical arrangement of drop-shaped pendant beads of rectangular forms. These beads are strung in modern times and mounted in a glass case as a display piece. Size of strand doubled: 9.25" L (23.5 cm); largest pendant shell: 1.5" L x .25" W (3.8 cm x 0.6 cm); frame: 13.875" L x 10.675" W (35.2 cm x 27.1 cm)

Lucite stand shown in photos is for photography purposes only.

Provenance: ex-Stein collection, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, USA, acquired prior to 2010

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#164789

Age-commensurate nicks and natural shell surface pitting. A few larger chips to several beads. Otherwise very good and intact. Strung in modern times on a modern wire. Professionally mounted and displayed in a modern wood and glass frame with suspension wire on verso. Case cannot be easily opened.