Tubular Bead Necklace and Emerald Pendant

100 BC-AD 1000 L of chain: 21 1/16 in. (53.5 cm); Pendant H: 9/16 x W: 1/2 x D: 3/8 in. (1.4 x 1.2 x 0.9 cm) Citation Source image

This necklace of gold beads and an emerald pendant was made by craftsmen of the Quimbaya culture, which flourished in what is today central Colombia. The Quimbaya were famous for their great skill in working with gold, which was abundantly available in rivers and streams on th...

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Ron Messick Fine Arts, Santa Fe, New Mexico; purchased by John G. Bourne, between 1990 and 1999; given to Walters Art Museum, 2013.
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