Olmec
Guerrero State, Mexico
900 to 300 BCE, Middle Formative period, La Venta phase
Jade, jadeite, and serpentine
Length 20 inches
Provenance: Marc Schmitt, Collinsville, Ohio; Louis Amiguet, Indiana, 1960s; Raul Kamffer, Mexico City and New York, 1960s
The necklace is composed of a continuous strand of beads varying in size, shape, and color, ranging from small rondelle shaped beads to a few larger cylindrical and round forms. Most of the beads are mottled olive and gray green in tone, with a smaller number of plain cream colored beads placed between them. Two elongated tube shaped beads appear along the strand, each positioned near a group of smaller rounded beads.
A single large round bead with mottled surface coloring is set near the center of the strand, flanked by smaller beads of varying size. The beads show a polished surface consistent with hand finishing, and several display traces of surface deposits and reddish staining. A metal hook clasp has been added to the strand, allowing it to be worn as a single length or doubled to form a shorter necklace.
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Olmec
Guerrero State, Mexico
900 to 300 BCE, Middle Formative period, La Venta phase
Jade, jadeite, and serpentine
Length 20 inches
Provenance: Marc Schmitt, Collinsville, Ohio; Louis Amiguet, Indiana, 1960s; Raul Kamffer, Mexico City and New York, 1960s
The necklace is composed of a continuous strand of beads varying in size, shape, and color, ranging from small rondelle shaped beads to a few larger cylindrical and round forms. Most of the beads are mottled olive and gray green in tone, with a smaller number of plain cream colored beads placed between them. Two elongated tube shaped beads appear along the strand, each positioned near a group of smaller rounded beads.
A single large round bead with mottled surface coloring is set near the center of the strand, flanked by smaller beads of varying size. The beads show a polished surface consistent with hand finishing, and several display traces of surface deposits and reddish staining. A metal hook clasp has been added to the strand, allowing it to be worn as a single length or doubled to form a shorter necklace.
We ship free anywhere in the world, fully insured, packed by hand.
