Necklace

Necklace

Greenstone beads with sterling silver beads - necklace. Strung on cotton thread w/ silver clasp. Clasp has inscribed Spartlag Silver . . .Made In Mexico It was purchased for her mother and sold to her as a precolumbian piece. The shape of the beads does not seem right according to Margaret Bond.
  • Object: Necklace
  • Artist: -
  • Circa: -
  • Dimensions: 16 1/2" long Greenstone beads are 1/2" in diameter and about 3/8" thick Siver beads are 1/2" diamete
  • Culture Area: Mesoamerica
  • Cultural Group: Mexico
  • Cultural Context: -
  • Donor: Josephine Nattkemper
  • Catalog #: 90.157