(#241) A Mixtec Copper Bell and Jade Bead Necklace, Late Preclassic/Post Classic, ca. 100 B.C.-A.D. 1200
A MIXTEC COPPER BELL AND JADE BEAD NECKLACE, LATE PRECLASSIC/POST CLASSIC, CA. 100 B.C.-A.D. 1200 composed of forty globular light green jade beads, Guerrero or possibly Olmec, and a single disc bead, strung as a necklace to a large copper bell pendant cast with zigzag designs against the banded ground, with twisted bands trimming the opening; clapper within missing. length as strung 17 1/2 in., lenght of bell 3 1/4 in. 44.5 cm. and 8.3 cm
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