Pre-Columbian, Ecuador, Manabi culture, ca. 500 BCE and 500 CE. A beautiful ensemble of wearable art comprised of a necklace and matching earrings - the necklace featuring eight terracotta spindle whorls, each decorated with incised artwork depicting stylized geometric and zoomorphic motifs; six are strung on modern oxidized sterling silver chains in a balanced symmetrical arrangment, and two are suspended from deerskin leather flanked by four additional strands of deerskin hide to create a lovely pendant attached to an oxidized sterling silver ring. The earrings match the pendant design perfectly. A beautiful ensemble of wearable art! Size: necklace measures 18.5" L (47 cm) + 3" L (7.6 cm) pendant; earrings measure 3" L (7.6 cm) each

Provenance: private Denver, Colorado USA collection

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Beads are ancient and have wear commensurate with age. Modern oxidized sterling silver chains and fittings.