Navajo (Diné)
Southwest, United States
1998
Sterling silver and brass with an orange stone, hallmarked M.C.S.S 98
Height 3 3/4 in (9.5 cm); 54.24 g
Provenance: Private collection, Las Cruces, New Mexico
A fabricated pendant built from folded and layered sheets of sterling silver and brass, torch textured and left with an uneven, worked surface. The lower panel carries a group of cut out horses and animal figures overlapping across the field, while the upper panel holds an orange stone cabochon set in hand cut prongs, the two joined by a wrapped wire crossbar with splayed ends. The metal shows deliberate fire coloring and warm brass tones throughout, and the piece is hallmarked M.C.S.S 98 on the reverse.
We ship free anywhere in the world, fully insured, packed by hand.
Navajo (Diné)
Southwest, United States
1998
Sterling silver and brass with an orange stone, hallmarked M.C.S.S 98
Height 3 3/4 in (9.5 cm); 54.24 g
Provenance: Private collection, Las Cruces, New Mexico
A fabricated pendant built from folded and layered sheets of sterling silver and brass, torch textured and left with an uneven, worked surface. The lower panel carries a group of cut out horses and animal figures overlapping across the field, while the upper panel holds an orange stone cabochon set in hand cut prongs, the two joined by a wrapped wire crossbar with splayed ends. The metal shows deliberate fire coloring and warm brass tones throughout, and the piece is hallmarked M.C.S.S 98 on the reverse.
We ship free anywhere in the world, fully insured, packed by hand.
