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THBNecklace w/ Sinu Gold, Stone & Insect Beads
Lot 211b
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Artemis Fine Arts
686 S Taylor Ave, Ste 106
Louisville, CO 80027
United States
Selling antiquities, ancient and ethnographic art online since 1993, Artemis Gallery specializes in Classical Antiquities (Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Near Eastern), Asian, Pre-Columbian, African / Tribal / Oceanographic art. Our extensive inventory includes pottery, stone, metal, wood, glass and textil...Read more
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By Artemis Fine Arts
Mar 9, 2023
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2023-03-09 10:00:00
2023-03-09 10:00:00
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**First Time At Auction**
Pre-Columbian, Colombia, Sinu, ca. 1000 to 1550 CE. A beautiful and wearable necklace strung in modern times with dozens of ancient stone and 5 high quality gold beads 81.4% to 82.4% (equivalent to 19K+)- finely cast via the lost-wax (cire perdue) process to depict abstract hummingbirds or possibly flying insects such as mosquitos! Whether avian or insect, the beads carry layers of symbolism. Hummingbirds were associated with the sun. Appreciated for their shiny, iridescent feathering and aerial acrobatics, hummingbirds made for the ideal solar metaphor. Rainfall, a symbol of fertility, brought swarms insects such as mosquitos - larvae transformed and emerged from the water with wings to feed on life giving blood. Along the strand are additional 19 spacer beads made from 76.67% to 77.26% gold (18K+) to balance the brown stone beads. Size: 20.75" L (52.7 cm); birds: 0.7" L x 0.5" W (1.8 cm x 1.3 cm); gold quality 76.67% to 82.4% (equivalent to 18K+ to 19K+); weight: 20 grams
Provenance: private Dallas, Texas, USA collection, acquired before 2003
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#177518Nicks and wear to stone beads commensurate with age. Some surface pitting and minor abrasions to gold and dark patina or toning. Strung in modern times on a modern wire with a gold-plated hook clasp, wearable! Overall l great condition.Condition
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