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Guerrero Mezcala Greenstone Bead Necklace
Guerrero Mezcala Greenstone Bead Necklace
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Description
Pre-Columbian, Southern Mexico, Guerrero region, Mezcala culture, ca. 600 to 100 BCE. A wearable necklace with 29 hand-carved greenstone beads of varying sizes and shapes, each with a biconically drilled suspension hole through the midsection. Size (necklace): 30" L (76.2 cm); (largest bead): 1.32" L x 1.29" W x 0.6" H (3.4 cm x 3.3 cm x 1.5 cm)

Provenance: private Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA collection; ex-Minerva Gallery; ex-Benjamin Vega, California, USA, acquired in 2006 to 2007; ex-Gene and Virginia George, brought to the USA from 1961 to 1966

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#177929
Condition
Wearable as shown and strung in modern times. Greenstone beads are ancient; stringing is modern. Minor abrasions and nicks to some beads, otherwise intact and very good. Nice coloration to most beads.
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Guerrero Mezcala Greenstone Bead Necklace

Estimate $700 - $1,050
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Starting Price $350
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Auction Curated By
Bob Dodge
Owner/Executive Director, Antiquities & Pre-Columbian Art
Sydelle Dienstfrey
PhD. Art History, Director, Fine & Visual Arts
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