A Chimu Spondyllus Duck Amulet, ca. 800 - 1400 CE Chains - 18K Yellow Gold finely carved from brown steatite

finely carved from brown steatite

Condition: Despite small repair

Condition: With minor losses to the shoulders

Dimensions: Height: 7 3/8 inches (18

WMF "Naqada and Ballas" (1895)

A Chimu Spondyllus Duck Amulet, ca. 800 - 1400 CE Chains - 18K Yellow Gold finely carved from brown steatiteCleverly carved from gorgeous two toned cream and orange spondyllus shell, in the form of a duck with a large head and pointed beak, large inlaid eyes, a forward facing body with pert tail feathers, inlaid with seven greenstone gems on one side, and six greenstone and one turquoise gem on the other. Standing on a rectangular base with a round suspension hole at the bottom. Spondylus shell was highly prized by all Pre Columbian cultures, even more so