Pre-Columbian, Colombia, Tairona culture, ca. 1000 to 1500 CE. A collection of ten cylindrical and thirty-nine round translucent rock crystal (quartz) beads made by the Tairona and strung into a modern necklace with modern findings. Although today we classify minerals by their geochemistry, people in the ancient pre-Columbian world classified them according to their perceived properties. The translucence of crystal seems to have connected it to the sea, rivers, and lakes. Wearable! Length of strand: 21" L (53.3 cm)

Provenance: ex private Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA collection

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.

#124877

Beads have signs of wear commensurate with age but generally are in excellent condition. Modern stringing and findings.