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Ecuadorian Ceramic Spindle Whorl Bead Necklace
Ecuadorian Ceramic Spindle Whorl Bead Necklace
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Description
**Originally Listed At $400**

Pre-Columbian, Ecuador, Manabi culture, ca. 500 BCE and 500 CE. A beautiful necklace comprised of twenty-one terracotta spindle whorls, each decorated with incised artwork depicting stylized geometric and zoomorphic motifs; they are strung on a modern oxidized sterling silver chain in a balanced, symmetrical arrangment, creating a long chain studded with beads that can be worn hanging or wrapped to create a double-stranded necklace. Size of largest pendant: 0.6" W (1.5 cm); length of chain: 48" L (121.9 cm)

Provenance: ex-Hank Johnson collection, Denver, Colorado, USA

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#134080
Condition
Beads are ancient and have wear commensurate with age. Modern oxidized sterling silver chain and finding.
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Ecuadorian Ceramic Spindle Whorl Bead Necklace

Estimate $800 - $1,200
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Starting Price $350
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