Chimu Stone & Spondylus Shell Bead Necklace
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Description
Pre-Columbian, Peru, Chimu, ca. 1000 to 1450 CE. A wearable necklace comprised of ancient sodalite, malachite, greenstone, and spondylus shell beads, and accented with modern brass bird charms. Size of strand: 21.5" L (54.6 cm); pendant: stone: 1.235" L x 0.6" W (3.1 cm x 1.5 cm)
Provenance: ex-Pepe Schaefer collection, La Quinta, California, USA, gifted in 1984 by Bosta Seminarao , Santa Rosa, California, USA, imported into the US 1955 or earlier
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#178252
Provenance: ex-Pepe Schaefer collection, La Quinta, California, USA, gifted in 1984 by Bosta Seminarao , Santa Rosa, California, USA, imported into the US 1955 or earlier
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.
#178252
Condition
Stone and shell beads are ancient, brass birds are modern. Wearable and strung in modern times.
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Chimu Stone & Spondylus Shell Bead Necklace
Estimate $800 - $1,200
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Owner/Executive Director, Antiquities & Pre-Columbian Art
PhD. Art History, Director, Fine & Visual Arts
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