Pre-Columbian, Southern Mexico, Guerrero Region, Mezcala culture, ca. 600 to 100 BCE. A lovely necklace bedecked with 25 hand-carved greenstone beads in tubular, square, barrel, seed, and ovoid forms. A suspension hole is drilled lengthwise through each bead to enable it to be strung, and a modern brass loop and lobster clasp make this a wearable accessory. Size (necklace): 31.75" L (80.6 cm); (largest bead): 2.9" L x 0.72" W (7.4 cm x 1.8 cm)

Provenance: private Fayetteville, Arkansas, USA collection; ex-private Arkansas, USA collection, via descent in 2021; ex-private Florida estate, USA, acquired from the 1960s to 1970s

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#174139

Wearable as shown and strung in modern times. Stone beads are ancient; stringing and brass findings are modern. Nicks, chips, abrasions, and light encrustations to some beads, otherwise most are intact and all are very good.