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Necklace w/ Ecuadorean Manabi Stone and Shell Beads
Necklace w/ Ecuadorean Manabi Stone and Shell Beads
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Description
Pre-Columbian, Ecuador, Manabi culture, ca. 500 BCE to 500 CE. A wearable necklace strung with dozens of Manabi pottery spindle whorls, shell tubes, and seed-form beads carved from shell. Several modern metal spheres are interspersed amongst the composition to create an eye-catching presentation that is sure to complement any outfit! Size (necklace): 19" L (48.3 cm); (largest bead): 0.9" L x 0.75" W (2.3 cm x 1.9 cm)

Provenance: private New York, New York, USA collection; ex-Walter Crawford collection, Arizona, USA, 1960 - 1970

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Condition
Wearable as shown and strung in modern times. Pottery and shell beads are ancient; stringing, metal beads, and metal findings are modern. Minor abrasions to some beads and light softening to some finer details, otherwise intact and
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Necklace w/ Ecuadorean Manabi Stone and Shell Beads

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