Guerrero Stone Bead Necklace
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Description
Pre-Columbian, Southern Mexico, Guerrero region, ca. 500 to 100 BCE. A strand of 30 hand-carved stone beads featuring solid and mottled hues of brown, green, beige, cream, gray, and tan. The beads exhibit discoid, conical, spherical tubular, oblong, and barrel forms, and 1 of the larger greenstone beads bears a minimally-carved visage. Each is drilled with a suspension hole so it can be restrung for a more comfortable wear. Size (largest bead): 2" L x 1.25" W (5.1 cm x 3.2 cm)
Provenance: private Fayetteville, Arkansas, USA collection; ex-Dr. David Harner collection, Springdale, Arkansas, USA, acquired between the 1950s and 1960s
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#171308
Provenance: private Fayetteville, Arkansas, USA collection; ex-Dr. David Harner collection, Springdale, Arkansas, USA, acquired between the 1950s and 1960s
All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back.
A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids.
We ship worldwide to most countries and handle all shipping in-house for your convenience.
#171308
Condition
Stones are ancient; stringing is modern. Stones have minor abrasions, nicks, and light earthen deposits, otherwise all are intact and very good. Not wearable in its current form but can be restrung with modern materials for wearability.
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Guerrero Stone Bead Necklace
Estimate $800 - $1,200
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