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Guerrero Mezcala Stone Bead Strand (20 pcs)

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Guerrero Mezcala Stone Bead Strand (20 pcs)
Guerrero Mezcala Stone Bead Strand (20 pcs)
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Description
Pre-Columbian, Southern Mexico, Guerrero region, Mezcala culture, ca. 600 to 100 BCE. A strand of 20 hand-carved stone beads of spherical, cylindrical, spool, and discoid shapes. Ancient Mezcala artists used these as necklace beads primarily for the dead. Size of largest: 2.07" L x 1.76" W x 0.60" H (5.3 cm x 4.5 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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#181393
Condition
Chips and abrasions to mose beads, otherwise most are intact. Nice variety of color!
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Guerrero Mezcala Stone Bead Strand (20 pcs)

Estimate $600 - $900
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Starting Price $300
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Artemis Gallery

Artemis Gallery

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Louisville, CO, United States7,916 Followers
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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