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Manabi Spindle Whorl Necklace w/ Ocarina Pendant

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Manabi Spindle Whorl Necklace w/ Ocarina Pendant

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Description

Pre-Columbian, Ecuador, Manabi culture, ca. 500 BCE to 500 CE. A fine necklace strung with 51 petite pottery spindle whorls as well as a central ocarina pendant surmounted by a stylized feline creature. The spindle whorls are incised with delicate striations to form myriad motifs across their surfaces. Size: 36" L (91.4 cm); (central pendant): 1.29" L x 1.92" W x 2.29" H (3.3 cm x 4.9 cm x 5.8 cm)

Provenance: Private Reinsmoen collection, Clear Lake, Iowa, acquired through descent from Robert Anderson, acquired prior to 2000

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Condition

Wearable as shown and strung in modern times. Pottery beads and pendant are ancient; stringing is modern.

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Manabi Spindle Whorl Necklace w/ Ocarina Pendant

Name: Manabi Spindle Whorl Necklace w/ Ocarina Pendant
SKU: 174729915
Price: 800 USD
Availability: InStock

Estimate $800 - $1,200

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