ANCIENT PRE - COLUMBIAN MESOAMER. JADE MAN EFFIGY BEAD ZAPOTEC ARTIFACT TOPS
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ANCIENT PRE-COLUMBIAN MESOAMERICAN RARE AND LARGE ZAPOTEC GREEN OLIVE JADE STONE MAN EFFIGY BEAD. SHOWING THE CLASSIC REPETITION OF EXPRESSIVE ANGLES AND LINES TO EASE THE PAINSTAKING JOB OF SLICING JADE WITH WOOD AND STRING SAWS CHARGED WITH STONE POWDERS. AN EXCITING BEAD ARTIFACT. SIZE IS 50.6 BY 21 BY 18.6 MM. THIS IS A VERY BEAUTIFUL MESOAMERICAN STONE BEAD WITH ALOT OF SURFACE PATINA AND A GREAT EXAMPLE OF JADE BOULDER CLEAVAGE ON THE BACK OF THIS ARTIFACT. YOU ...CAN SEE THE WOOD SAW MARKS ON THE SIDE. AFTER AN INCISION IS MADE THE BEAD MAKER CAN SPLIT THE WHOLE STONE PIECE BY WEDGING THE SLICE WITH ANOTHER TOOL. I WILL BE LISTING JUST A FEW MORE OF THESE RARE TYPES VERY SOON. THE ANCIENTS HAD AN AMAZING BEAD HOLE TECHNIQUES AND AN EQUALLY AMAZING POLISHING STYLE. SEE *** BELOW FOR THE AUCTION REQUIRED POSTAL AND TRACKING REQUIREMENTS. THIS IS A VERY RARE BEAD ARTIFACT. SALES TO ASIA, AUSTRALIA AND OTHER REQUIRED REGIONS REQUIRE USPS EXPRESS MAIL WITH TRACKING DUE TO DELIVERY DIFFICULTIES. I COMBINE POST FEES . AN AMAZING LAPIDARY WORK OF ART. PLEASE READ BELOW ABOUT MY SPECIAL FREE SHIPPING, TRACKING FOR INTERNATIONAL BUYERS WHO HAVE A COMBINED SALES TOTAL OF OVER 300 $ [ PER MAILING PERIOD OF 2 TO 3 WEEKS ]. DOMESTIC BUYERS WILL PAY NO POST OR TRACKING IF THE BUYER'S COMBINED SALE TOTAL IS 100 $ USA OR MORE PER MAILING !!! AGE OF THIS BEAD ARTIFACT MAY BE OVER 1500 YEARS. I WILL LIST THIS VALUABLE ARTIFACT BEAD ON MY 99 CENT AUCTION LISTING FORMAT. SOMEONE WILL BE LUCKY. WHEN HAVE YOU LAST SEEN A BEAD SUCH AS THIS ONE? I HAVE VERY FEW LEFT TO AUCTION. THIS IS A SLEEPING IDOL. GORGEOUS PATINA COVERS THE ENTIRE BEAD. THE ZAPOTEC OFTEN DID STONE WORKS FOR NEIGHBORING KINGDOMS WHILE THE TOLTEC EXCELLED IN GOLD FABRICATION.On Jul-21-19 at 08:43:35 PDT, seller added the following information: ONE OF AMERICA'S TOP FORENSIC GEOLOGISTS WITH SPECIALTIES IN ANCIENT PRECOLUMBIAN JADES AND GREEN STONES ANALYSIS HAS CONTACTED ME AND STATED THE FOLLOWING , '' THIS IS POST CLASSIC MIXTEC ''...thanks you so much DAN GALL PHD. WHAT THIS MAN SAYS IS THE REAL DEAL AS HE IS THE BOTTOM LINE WHEN IT COMES TO HARD AND SOFT STONE ARTIFACTS. DR. GALL HAS WORKED EXTENSIVELY TO AUTHENTICATE SOME OF THE WORLDS GREATEST JADE AND GREEN STONE ARTIFACTS IN MEXICO, CENTRAL, SOUTH AND NORTH AMERICA. I SAW A PHOTO OF HIM HOLDING GIANT JADE RELICS FOR STUDY WHILE BEING PROTECTED BY GOVERNMENT ARMED GUARDS CARRYING AUTOMATIC RIFLES TO PROTECT THESE NATIONAL TREASURES. A TRUE INDIANA JONES IN MY MIND.
