Ancient Colombian Beaded Necklace of Spondylus Shell

**Originally Listed At $150** Pre-Columbian, Colombia, Tairona culture, ca. 800 to 1200 CE. A long restrung necklace, in hues of citrine, ruby-red, coral, and salmon, with forty twin-stranded sections

**First Time At Auction**Pre-Columbian, Colombia, Tairona culture, ca. 800 to 1200 CE. Two restrung necklaces, in hues of cream, maroon, burgundy, and ruby-red, comprised of small beads made of shell

Pre-Columbian, Colombia, probably Tairona, ca. 200 to 1000 CE. The Tairona peoples are famous for their spectacular carnelian and quartz crystal beads. This necklace is comprised of eighty-one quartz

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Date: ca. 100 - 400 AD Material: sea shell ceramic Provenance: Obtained from an old British collection, acquired from B.C.F. (Birmingham). Dimensions: 360mm; 18.3 grams Ancient Roman sea shell and sto

Ancient Roman Stone & Shell Beaded Necklace Date: C. 100 - 300 A.D. Material: stone,shell Size: 385mm; 21.4grams Obtained from an old British collection, purchased from a private collector in London,

Beaded necklace comprised of different beads, including spindle whorls, crystal, stone and shell beads. Dimension: 20" L Provenance: Private NY collection, acquired from prominent auction gallery.

Three strands for beaded necklaces, stone, shell, faience. Dimensions: 32" L

With coral, ceramic, shell, and metal pendant. 34 L "

A Chimu beaded necklace with shell pendant, c. 1100 – 1450 BC, the steatite beads in earth tones with a square avian pendant with inlaid eyes. L: 20 4/5 in (52.9cm). Nicely restrung on modern cord a

A Spondylus shell necklace from Costa Rica, c. AD 1000 - 1450, with long spiked beads strung with smaller disk beads, overall length about 23 in and strong on modern cord. Also included is a bag of va

Roman, Imperial period, ca. 1st to 3rd century CE. A beautiful necklace composed of ancient beads made from stone, shell, and glass on a modern cord with a modern finding. Fourteen round glass beads o

Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A fine collection of over 50 ancient Spondylus shell beads strung and displayed as a beautiful necklace. The strand is strung with alternatin

Date: ca. 100 - 400 AD Material: stone sea shell Provenance: Obtained from an old British collection, purchased from a gentleman in Kent Dimensions: 360mm; 10.8 grams Ancient Roman sea shell and stone

**First Time At Auction** Pre-Columbian to early Post-Conquest, ca. 500 to 1550 CE. Wonderful necklace comprised of ancient, Moche era hand carved spondylus shell beads interspersed with copper beads

Pre-Columbian to early Post-Conquest, ca. 1200 to 1550 CE. Wonderful necklace comprised of ancient, Inca hand carved purple spondylus shell beads interspersed with copper beads dating to the Moche thr

A fine Sinu culture necklace from the Cordoba area of Colombia, c. AD 1000 - 1500, consisting primarily of quartz crystal beads, as well as Spondylus shell beads and two blue-gray chrysocolla beads. L

An assorted collection of various Pre-Columbian items including beads and spindle whorls. Lot includes a nice shell necklace from Ecuador, with Spondylus tubes and obsidian dangles, several Pre-Columb

A carnelian beaded necklace with roman gold beads and gold pendant with carnelian center. Dimensions: 27" L Provenance: Ex. Private collection, Brooklyn, NY

An ancient beaded necklace made of faucet-cut carnelian beads, agate and gold leaf beads. Center bead is white carnelian in the shape of an animal head. Dimensions: 16" L Provenance: Ex. Private colle

An ancient beaded necklace, featuring hemitide, carnelian beads with modern gold leaf spacers. Restrung. Dimensions: 18-3/4" L

22" long. Composed of semi polished round beads, dug up from the Egyptian desert. Most likely from Hebron.

Beaded necklace including carnelian beads, glass beads and stone bead. 22" L

Ancient beaded necklace including carnelian bead and Roman glass beads. Dimensions: 25" L