Olmec Jade Pendant / Drug Spoon
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Pre-Columbian, Southern Mexico to Guatemala, ca 1150 BCE. A rare and desirable jade drug spoon pendant, delicately carved from a beautiful piece of jade presenting blue-green hues with white inclusions. The spoon form emerges from a subtly concave, rectangular form that has been perforated with two suspension holes. A wonderful example of material culture used by the indigenous to snuff hallucinogenic ground seeds or plants during ritualistic practices. Custom stand. Size: pendant itself measures 2.25" W x 1.25" H (5.7 cm x 3.2 cm); 1.75" H (4.4 cm) on stand.
Provenance: Ex- Private Atlanta, GA collection acquired at Arte Primitivo Gallery, ex Lawrence Witten
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#119893
Provenance: Ex- Private Atlanta, GA collection acquired at Arte Primitivo Gallery, ex Lawrence Witten
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.
#119893
Condition
One "wing" almost invisibly reattached, tiny chip to edge of other, else quite excellent.
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Olmec Jade Pendant / Drug Spoon
Estimate $700 - $900
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