PRE-COLUMBIAN BEAD-MESOAMERICAN JADE BEAD GREAT PENDANT SHAPE

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PRE-COLUMBIAN BEAD-MESOAMERICAN JADE BEAD GREAT PENDANT SHAPE:
$22.49

PRE-COLUMBIAN ANCIENT MESOAMERICANJADEBEAD FROM THE YUCATAN REGION OF MEXICO.200 B.C.[ APPRX. ]PERIOD.ANEXTREMELY HARD BEAD WITH AN AGE RELEVANT WEAR PATINA. THIS BEAD HAS A VERY STRONG DEEPLY RICH JUNGLE JADE SPOTTEDCOLOR. THE BEAD HOLEWAS HAND DRILLED WITH ONLY STICKS AND STONE POWDERS. THEMESOAMERICANS USED REEDS ANDSMALL BAMBOO HAND DRILLS WITH STONE POWDERS TO DRILL AND SHAPE THEIR BEADS. THE SMALL BRANCHES WERE DRIED AND ROTATED WITH ABRASIVE POWDERS WHICH WERE USUALLY SMASHED RIVER ROCKS OR SAND. OLMEC TO MEZCALA CULTURE.APPRX.20 MM BY 16.5 MMWIDE BY 9 MM THICK.THIS BEAD WILL DEEPEN IN IT\'S COLOR AS IT IS WORN.