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**Originally Listed At $250**
Pre-Columbian, Southern Mexico to Guatemala, Maya, Late Classic Period, ca. 550 to 900 CE. A set of 3 hand-carved stone ear spools, each with a squat plug and a flared obverse rim. Two ear spools exhibit fine mottling among the dark-green stone matrix while the third displays a much darker hue. Size of largest: 2.2" L x 2" W x 0.6" H (5.6 cm x 5.1 cm x 1.5 cm)
Provenance: private Manhattan, Illinois, USA collection, acquired in the 1980s; ex-J. Forest collection, Stone Mountain, Georgia, USA
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.
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#184009
Pre-Columbian, Southern Mexico to Guatemala, Maya, Late Classic Period, ca. 550 to 900 CE. A set of 3 hand-carved stone ear spools, each with a squat plug and a flared obverse rim. Two ear spools exhibit fine mottling among the dark-green stone matrix while the third displays a much darker hue. Size of largest: 2.2" L x 2" W x 0.6" H (5.6 cm x 5.1 cm x 1.5 cm)
Provenance: private Manhattan, Illinois, USA collection, acquired in the 1980s; ex-J. Forest collection, Stone Mountain, Georgia, USA
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.
#184009
Condition
Each with minor nicks and abrasions, otherwise intact and very good. Nice surface smoothness throughout. Both greenstone pieces with previous inventory labels as shown.
Buyer's Premium
- 27.5%
Group of 3 Maya Stone Ear Spools
$400.00
$600
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Owner/Executive Director, Antiquities & Pre-Columbian Art
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