Rare Colima Carved Stone Beads
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**Originally Listed At $250**
Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A pair of carved and sanded limestone beads, each cylindrical and drilled through vertically, with rounded edges. One has its surface decorated with repeated anthropomorphic faces; the other is ringed with high relief figures of two standing humans, one visibly male and one visibly female. Size: 1.5" W x 3.1" H (3.8 cm x 7.9 cm)
Provenance: private southern California, USA collection, acquired in the 1970s to mid-1980s
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#140847
Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A pair of carved and sanded limestone beads, each cylindrical and drilled through vertically, with rounded edges. One has its surface decorated with repeated anthropomorphic faces; the other is ringed with high relief figures of two standing humans, one visibly male and one visibly female. Size: 1.5" W x 3.1" H (3.8 cm x 7.9 cm)
Provenance: private southern California, USA collection, acquired in the 1970s to mid-1980s
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.
#140847
Condition
Light wear on surface commensurate with age, and some light deposits. Overall in very good condition with clear motifs.
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Rare Colima Carved Stone Beads
Estimate $600 - $900
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