**Originally Listed At $600**

Pre-Columbian, North Coast Peru, Chavin culture, ca. 900 to 200 BCE. A fabulous necklace composed of 23 cylindrical beads carved from vivid cornflower-blue sodalite with white and beige inclusions. Each bead is biconically-drilled through the center for suspension, with several larger beads resting in the middle of the composition. Sodalite is one of the primary elements of lapis lazuli mined from the Andes and has been cherished since antiquity. Capped with a 14K gold lobster clasp and loop combo, this is a wearable and wonderful example of ancient fashion meets modern style! Size (necklace): 21.5" L (54.6 cm); size (largest bead): 0.625" W x 1.375" L (1.6 cm x 3.5 cm).

Provenance: private Probst collection, Monterey, California, USA, acquired in the mid-1970s to mid-1990s

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Strung in modern times and wearable as shown. Sodalite beads are ancient, and stringing and gold components are modern. Minor nicks and abrasions to some beads, otherwise intact and excellent. Light earthen deposits as shown.