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PRE-COLUMBIAN GREENSTONE AVIAN PENDANT browse these categories for related items... All Items: Antiques:Regional Art:Americas:Pre Columbian:Stone: Pre 1492: item # 744446 Please refer to our stock # PBF.211 when inquiring.
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| This semi-polished, mottled light gray and green stone bird pendant (PBF211) was found in the shaft tomb region of southern Colombia close to the border of Ecuador and is attributed to the Narino Capuli period, c.900-1400AD. Measuring 1 7/8” in length from the tip of its toucan-like beak to the tip of its rounded tail, it could easily be mistaken as jade, but with a measured specific gravity of 2.78, it is too light to be so identified. Generically still relatable to the metamorphic environment, the little beauty has been glued at the very tip of its tail with a resultant slight roughness, and has what appears to be a ‘healed fracture’ across the back of its beak that I believe to be natural. Regardless of these minor blemishes and with reasonable care, the little bird can be worn as a pendant today, or simply displayed as an artistic example of the ancient stone-worker’s art. It comes with a descriptive card, a map of Colombia high-lighting the Narino area, and our certificate guaranteeing authenticity. Select or ask any question by referring either to the Trocadero Item Number at the top of this page, or to the Inventory Number shown in parentheses in the first sentence of this write-up. NOTE: if you would like to view a large number of our various listings, and at the same time limit your browsing time, try our ‘TWELVE different items on a single page format’ by simply spelling out the word TWELVE in the search box. That will quickly bring up all of our listings that have twelve different items on a page, each individually priced! And if you want to further refine the group, add one or two additional modifiers at the same time such as ‘Indian, Precolumbian, Stone, Pot, Gold, etc.’ Any item that has been sold will be so noted on its photograph. | ||||||
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