Beautiful Pre-Columbian ceramic beads from Ecuadorian Manteño culture made circa 800-1500 CE. Collection consists of eight precisely selected ornaments with very rare zoomorphic designs. Precisely hand carved animals and birds had an important religious and symbolic meaning in the culture. To emphasize the uniqueness and details of each pattern in concave areas white kaolin has been applied.

Dimensions: beads up to 20 mm diameter, necklace length- 464 mm

Excellent condition - intact, well- preserved

ARTIFACTS WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY:

* double strand oxidized silver necklace

* Certificate of Authenticity (COA) document with
all information about the artifacts and their photos.
Document is providing the owner of this object
its lifetime authenticity warranty.:

PROVENANCE INFORMATION:
Purchased by our company from the luxury American gallery.

Previous ownership history:

- Private Boulder, Colorado, USA collection
(collected in the 60's)

- Luxury ancient art Artemis Gallery
Louisville, Colorado, USA collection

Beautiful Pre-Columbian ceramic beads from Ecuadorian Manteño culture made circa 800-1500 CE. Collection consists of eight precisely selected ornaments with very rare zoomorphic designs. Precisely hand carved animals and birds had an important religious and symbolic meaning in the culture. To emphasize the uniqueness and details of each pattern in concave areas white kaolin has been applied.

Dimensions: beads up to 20 mm diameter, necklace length- 464 mm

Excellent condition - intact, well- preserved

ARTIFACTS WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY:

* double strand oxidized silver necklace

* Certificate of Authenticity (COA) document with
all information about the artifacts and their photos.
Document is providing the owner of this object
its lifetime authenticity warranty.:

PROVENANCE INFORMATION:
Purchased by our company from the luxury American gallery.

Previous ownership history:

- Private Boulder, Colorado, USA collection
(collected in the 60's)

- Luxury ancient art Artemis Gallery
Louisville, Colorado, USA collection

Culture
Pre-Columbian Manteño Culture
Name of object
Beautiful Zoomorphic Ceramic Beads On Silver Necklace
Century/ Timeframe
800 AD - 1500 AD
Provenance
Gallery/ Antique Dealer
Subject/Depiction
Animals
Country of Origin
Ecuador
Condition
Excellent

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Beautiful item, as described. Well packaged and fast delivery.

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fast shipping and great art piece

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Envoi parfait bien protégé, communication au top et objet conforme. Vendeur au top 👍

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Preciosa tableta de la antigüedad, muy bien balada y con su certificado de autenticidad y anteriores propietarios, muy recomendable este profesional de lo antiguo.

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Rendben lezárult a megrendelés, azt kaptam, amit a képeken és a leírásban láttam, köszönöm az ügyletet, ajánlom az eladót!

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Lovely item with certificate of authenticity , very carefully packed, quick delivery. A nice touch is the inclusion of a standard.

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Iulianus

thank you for nice greetings and beautiful faience

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Absolutely phenomenal care when packing and the speed of the delivery was amazing! Could not be happier, thank you.

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Conforme à la description. Emballage parfait.

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PhilippeMarchal1

Everything's fine. Serious seller, reliable and available for clarification. Good packaging with adequate shipping

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Meine Erfahrung mit dem Verkäufer war sehr positiv. Auch die Zusammenarbeit beim Versenden des Objektes war sehr gut.

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The seller guarantees and can prove that the object was obtained legally. The seller was informed by Catawiki that they had to provide the documentation required by the laws and regulations in their country of residence. The seller guarantees and is entitled to sell/export this object. The seller will provide all provenance information known about the object to the buyer. The seller ensures that any necessary permits are/will be arranged. The seller will inform the buyer immediately about any delays in obtaining such permits.

The seller guarantees and can prove that the object was obtained legally. The seller was informed by Catawiki that they had to provide the documentation required by the laws and regulations in their country of residence. The seller guarantees and is entitled to sell/export this object. The seller will provide all provenance information known about the object to the buyer. The seller ensures that any necessary permits are/will be arranged. The seller will inform the buyer immediately about any delays in obtaining such permits.