Pre-Columbian, Mexico, Guerrero, Mezcala culture (Balsas culture), ca. 700 to 200 BCE. Wow! A gorgeous collection of ancient jadeite beads and an ancient quartzite anthropomorphic pendant in a thoroughly modern sterling silver setting - appropriate because the abstract faces of pendants like this one inspired modern artists. First, a pair of earrings composed of three round, disc-like greenstone beads stacked on each other below a sterling silver finding. Second, a necklace with seven round, greenstone beads forming six tiers above a hanging anthropomorphic figure carved from a creamy white quartzite. Length of earring: 1.75" L (4.4 cm); length of necklace: 25" L (63.5 cm); size of figure: 2.3" H (5.8 cm)

Provenance: private Denver, Colorado, USA collection

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Beads are in generally nice condition, with signs of wear commensurate with age. Stone figure has a small loss from its lower end and encrustation in its lower profile areas. Modern stringing.