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Ecuadorian Spindle Whorl Earrings (pr)

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**First Time At Auction**

Pre-Columbian, Ecuador, Manabi culture, ca. 500 BCE and 500 CE. A pair of ceramic spindle whorls, each with incised decorations of sunbursts. Each whorl is surrounded by a few seed beads on a chain and hangs down into a modern gold-filled teardrop-shaped hoop. The artwork on these spindle whorls elevates the utilitarian objects to art. Wearable! Size of each: 2.25" H (5.7 cm)

Provenance: private Denver, Colorado USA collection

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Condition

Beads have light signs of wear commensurate with age. Beads are ancient. Modern gold-filled components and gold-plated head-pins.

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Ecuadorian Spindle Whorl Earrings (pr)

Name: Ecuadorian Spindle Whorl Earrings (pr)
SKU: 59987472
Price: 150 USD
Availability: InStock

Estimate $150 - $350

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