Featuring Jade, Precious & Semiprecious Stones, & Mosaic Artifacts from
Mesoamerica, Costa Rica, North America, Central America and South American Cultures,
Including: Maya, Aztec, Inca, Moche, Chimu, Nazca, Sinu, Tairona, Anasazi, and many more!
Colombia - Sinu Jade, Turquoise,
Chrisocola and Other Stone
Objects from the Sinu Culture of Colombia
Sinu Agate Necklace (restrung with modern
clasp)
Private Collection
Sinu Carnelian Bead Necklace
Colombia -
Tairona Jade Other Stone Objects
from the Tairona Culture of Colombia
Greenstone staff (possibly Ceremonial Weapon), 1550 - 1600 AD, from the
Tairona culture of Colombia.
Three Winged Pendants, 10th–16th
century
Colombia; Tairona
Stone; W. 10 7/8 in. (27.2 cm), 9 7/8 in. (25.1 cm), 3 in. (7.6 cm)
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[1] Some of the artifacts presented are held
by commercial Private Collections. While they lack their
provenience or provenance, the visual representation has value for
comparative purposes, and is presented for that reason. Also, they are
presented since these items may never be available in any other way for
scholarly study.
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presented as a comparative analysis of jade and polished stone styles from
various regions of the Americas, providing a tool for students and
collectors alike. However, these artifacts are not presented for sale.
While some pieces shown here are in the hands of private art and antiquities
dealers - we do not condone the sale of such pieces since most have been
obtained through the looting of archaeological sites, or other unlawful
means.
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