Valdivian Pottery Spindle Whorl and Stone Necklace
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**Originally Listed At $125**
Pre-Columbian, Ecuador, Valdivian culture, Earliest Horizon, ca. 2300 to 2000 BCE. A lovely necklace featuring a Valdivian pottery spindle whorl pendant beneath petite stone beads. The modern oxidized sterling silver chain is of a slender design and is adorned with two sets of stone beads that enclose mottled green-and-brown stone discs. Strung in modern times, this is a fabulous and wearable necklace that is sure to accentuate any ensemble! Size (necklace): 33" L (83.8 cm); (pottery pendant): 1.1" W x 0.75" H (2.8 cm x 1.9 cm); quality of sterling silver: 92.5% or higher.
Provenance: ex-Hank Johnson collection, HDEnterprise, before 1995
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.
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#144483
Pre-Columbian, Ecuador, Valdivian culture, Earliest Horizon, ca. 2300 to 2000 BCE. A lovely necklace featuring a Valdivian pottery spindle whorl pendant beneath petite stone beads. The modern oxidized sterling silver chain is of a slender design and is adorned with two sets of stone beads that enclose mottled green-and-brown stone discs. Strung in modern times, this is a fabulous and wearable necklace that is sure to accentuate any ensemble! Size (necklace): 33" L (83.8 cm); (pottery pendant): 1.1" W x 0.75" H (2.8 cm x 1.9 cm); quality of sterling silver: 92.5% or higher.
Provenance: ex-Hank Johnson collection, HDEnterprise, before 1995
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.
#144483
Condition
Strung in modern times and wearable as shown. Stone and pottery beads are ancient, and oxidized sterling silver components are modern. Minor nicks and abrasions to pottery pendant and stone beads, with softening to some finer details on pottery pendant. Light earthen deposits on some beads.
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Valdivian Pottery Spindle Whorl and Stone Necklace
Estimate $200 - $300
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