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the oval-shaped tool percussion flaked from a piece of light brown flint
MelbourneSouth Australian Museum
Artitja Fine Art
The dual-material construction suggests both utility and ornament
The interior of the bezel is plain and functional
A fine Olmec Jade Bead Necklace, Pre-Classical Period, ca. 1100 - 400 BCE Chains - 18" Silver the oval-shaped tool percussion flakedAn beautiful single strand necklace comprised of very finely carved spherical jade beads. The jades vary in color from pale to medium to deep forest green; many have a bluish cast that the Olmecs prized. Modern strung on a wire strand, with modern 14K gold clasp and gold bead spacers. Jade was the preeminent material in ancient Mesoamerica, from Olmec through the Maya era, for conveying life sustaining power and status. Known as chalchihuitl, jade
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