PC226 - LARGE PRE-COLUMBIAN SPONDYLUS SHELL CARVED PENDANT OF A DOG

Product Description

ID

Pendant / Vomit Stick

FOUND

Western Mexico (Colima?)

AGE

300 B.C. - 400 A.D.

SIZE

5" long on the outside curve

CONDITION

NO REPAIR OR RESTORATION. MINERAL
DEPOSITS AND AGE PATINA.  NO
REPAIR OR RESTORATION.

NOTE

SUPREME EXAMPLE WITH CARVED 
DETAIL AND INTACT POINT.

INCLUDES DISPLAY BOX - Actual Item - One Only

Comes with a certificate of authenticity / information sheet

This is a spectacular Pre-Columbian vomit stick pendant attributed to the Colima Western Mexico Culture.  It is carved of spondylus shell and shows a figure of a dog in a curved pose with its forepaws covering its eyes.  The curvature and point on the distal end is identical in form to vomit sticks of several different Pre-Columbian cultures where purging was part of ceremonial rituals.  Just behind the shoulders of the figure is a prominent drilled hole for suspension to be worn as a pendant.  Excellent carving detail and workmanship on this undamaged, superb specimen.  NO REPAIR, RESTORATION OR MODERN MODIFICATION.