Aztec Ceramic Spindle Whorl Tassel Necklace

**Originally Listed At $450** Pre-Columbian, Ecuador, Manabi culture, ca. 500 BCE and 500 CE. An impressive necklace comprised of fifty-eight (58) terracotta spindle whorls of red and black hues - eac

Pre-Columbian, southern Mexico and Guatemala, Maya Late Classic Period, ca. 550 to 900 CE. A grey stone spindle whorl with linear and concentric circle motifs on its surface; also ten gorgeous jadeite

Spindle Whorl Necklace, terracotta, most with incised designs. Dimensions: 32" L10 oz. Provenance: Ex. Private collection, NYC

A strand of 29 Mayan ceramic spindle whorls, c. AD 400 - 800, the majority of them hemispherical, a few with incised geometric decoration including the two larger examples. Largest 2 in (5.1 cm) in di

2nd millennium B.C. A conoid ceramic spindle whorl with convex wall, shallow incised dashes around the circumference, concentric arcs to base. 72.7 grams, 49 mm (2 in.). Old private French collection.

Pre-Columbian, Ecuador, Manabi culture, ca. 500 BCE to 500 CE. A wearable necklace constructed with 31 hand-built pottery spindle whorl beads of varying forms. Presenting in hues of red, brown, beige,

**Originally Listed At $250** Pre-Columbian, Ecuador, Manabi culture, ca. 500 BCE to 500 CE. A fine collection of 38 pottery spindle whorl beads that are arranged into an enticing and wearable form. S

**Originally Listed At $150** Pre-Columbian, Ecuador, Manabi culture, ca. 500 BCE to 500 CE. A beautiful and wearable necklace composed of 35 terracotta spindle whorls in hues of gray, brown, and oran

**First Time At Auction** Pre-Columbian, Ecuador, Manabi culture, ca. 500 BCE and 500 CE. Twenty terracotta spindle whorls decorated with incised stylized geometric and zoomorphic motifs. The artwork

**First Time At Auction** Pre-Columbian, Western Mexico, Colima, Nayarit, or Jalisco to Aztec culture, ca. 300 BCE to 1500 CE. A large collection of 76 pottery spindle whorls for spinning maguey and c

**First Time At Auction** Pre-Columbian, Ecuador, Manabi culture, ca. 500 BCE to 500 CE. A lovely ensemble of dozens of terracotta spindle whorls strung on a pair of modern strands to be wearable. Pre

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**First Time At Auction** Pre-Columbian, Ecuador, Manabi culture, ca. 500 BCE to 500 CE. A lovely oxidized silver necklace displaying a trio of pottery spindle whorls on a central drop pendant. Each s

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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 st

A nice group of 27 Mayan ceramic beads and spindle whorls, Post Classic, c. AD 800 -1200, many decorated with attractive geometric devices. Largest D: 1 1/5 in (3cm). Ex Oxford, UK private collection.

**First Time At Auction** Pre-Columbian, Ecuador, ca. 0 to 1000 CE. A lovely grouping of twenty-four terracotta spindle whorls strung in necklace form on a strand of natural fibers. Each spindle whorl

**First Time At Auction** Pre-Columbian, Ecuador, ca. 0 to 1000 CE. A wonderful grouping of forty-four terracotta spindle whorls strung in necklace form on a twisted cord made of natural fibers. Each

**Originally Listed At $200** Pre-Columbian, Ecuador, Manabi culture, ca. 500 BCE to 500 CE. A gorgeous and stylish necklace of a wearable form with five large pottery spindle whorl beads on either en

**First Time At Auction** Pre-Columbian, Ecuador, Manabi culture, ca. 500 BCE and 500 CE. A double-stranded, layered necklace featuring a pair of terracotta spindle whorls, each one decorated with inc

Mainly 10th-15th century AD. A mixed group of mainly biconical and discoid spindle whorls comprising ceramic, limestone, lead and other examples; some featuring geometric motifs. 240 grams total, 16-4

Pre-Columbian, Ecuador, Manabi culture, ca. 500 BCE to 500 CE. A gorgeous macrame necklace comprised of forty-three miniature pottery spindle whorls, arranged in two strands, with a petite knot in-bet

Circa 5th-3rd century B.C. A pair of ceramic weaving implements comprising: a spindle whorl of fine-textured impasto fired dark brown, pierced to fit on a thin shaft, impressed decoration of a five-po

Antique South American Necklace Made of Spindle Whorls and Various Natural Stones with Professional Stand Mount; n.d.; 23.25" long; Provenance: From the Estate of Marcuse "Cusie" Pfeifer (1936 - 2020)