Pre-Columbian, Southern Mexico to Guatemala, Maya, Late Classic Period, ca. 500 to 600 CE; Valley of Mexico, Teotihuacan culture ca. 1st to 7th century CE. A pair of wearable necklaces comprised of modern stone and bone beads with ancient ceramic pendants at the center - both heads from ancient Mesoamerican cultures. The Teotihuacan face has a slender triangular face with well-formed features, and the Maya terracotta has a grotesque grimace. Size of strand: 19" L (48.3 cm); head pendants: 1.25" L x 1.2" W (3.2 cm x 3 cm)

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

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#185496

Wearable and strung in modern times. Heads are ancient, rest of the beads are modern. Some chips and nicks to beads and Maya head. Teotihuacan head is intact and excellent.