ECP25)
ECUADOR,
Carchi province,
Puruha culture, c. 1300-1500, shield boss with
face decoration, 133mm diameter, 2.5mm thick, 227g, quite robust for Puruha
metal, with amazing artwork. That's a small spondylus shell bead
stuck in the patina beside the eye. $1100.00
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ECPT3)
ECUADOR,
Carchi province,
Puruha culture, c. 1300-1500, copper
tupu
clothes pin, 244mm long topped with 55x46mm flat head with stylized geometric
human face design, bit of corrosion on pin, head is wonderful, VF $450.00
sold 2/22/2014
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ECPT4)
ECUADOR,
Carchi province,
Puruha culture, c. 1300-1500, copper
tupu,
295mm long, head is 46x22mm double spiral, excellent VF+ $195.00
sold 5/4/2011
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ECP23)
ECUADOR,
Carchi province,
Puruha culture, c. 1300-1500, tumbaga (copper-gold
mix) chisel, 80x40mm, very thin & fragile, small crack at blade
end on right, badly cleaned with a knife or somesuch, $475.00
sold 5/7/2010
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ECP19)
ECUADOR,
Carchi province,
Puruha culture, c. 1300-1500, copper wire ornament,
61x43mm, obviously not a nose ring, what do you think? $70.00
sold 4/19/2008
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ECP20)
ECUADOR,
Carchi province,
Puruha culture, c. 1300-1500, copper nose ring,
72x61mm, 31g, thick & robust, intact $145.00
sold 5/7/2010
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ECP21)
ECUADOR,
Carchi province,
Puruha culture, c. 1300-1500, tumbaga (copper-gold
mix) nose ring, 80x70mm, chip out of edge on left 200.00 (It has
broken, still $200)
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ECP24)
ECUADOR,
Carchi province,
Puruha culture, c. 1300-1500, silver nose ring,
86x71mm, 27.8g, over on the right, by the small nick, a 9x3mm chip is
ready to fall off, but silver is so rare, so what? $350.00
sold 5/7/2010
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EPB2)
ECUADOR,
Tungurahua-Chimborazo border region, PURUHA-INCA, 13-15th c., spondylus
shell beads, tubes & discs, average. 4mm dia., white, red, purple,
etc., 138cm string, ~700 beads, nice, $120.00
sold 8/6/2009
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EPB3)
ECUADOR,
Tungurahua-Chimborazo border region, PURUHA-INCA, 13-15th c.,
spondylus shell beads, mostly white discs, ~4mm dia., 22 cm string, ~130
beads, nice, $40.00
sold 8/6/2009
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EPCN9)
ECUADOR,
Tungurahua-Chimborazo border region, PURUHA-INCA, 13-15th c.,
copper nose rings
(a) 25x21x12mm, 25g, thick open
donut, plated with tumbaga (base gold), F $135.00
sold 5/7/2010
(b) 17x15x5mm, 4.4g, no plating,
F
$95.00
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EPT5)
ECUADOR,
Tungurahua-Chimborazo border region, PURUHA-INCA, 13-15th c., copper
tupu, 298x20mm, used to be 2 spiral "eyes" at butt, but one is missing,
bend in pin, wholesome metal, $90.00
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EPT6)
ECUADOR,
Tungurahua-Chimborazo border region, PURUHA-INCA, 13-15th c., copper
tupu, 253mm long, needle eye butt, nice, $125.00
sold 5/7/2010
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EPB4)
ECUADOR,
Tungurahua-Chimborazo border region, PURUHA-INCA, 13-15th c., shell
beads
4-6mm dia., 5-12mm long, string ~700mm, ~83 beads, $60.00
sold 12/18/2012
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EPB5)
ECUADOR,
Tungurahua-Chimborazo border region, PURUHA-INCA, 13-15th c., shell
beads
4-8mm dia, 8-15mm long, string ~640mm, 61 beads, $60.00
sold 5/7/2010
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ECPD1)
ECUADOR,
Tungurahua-Chimborazo border region, PURUHA-INCA, 13-15th c., tumbaga
(base gold) discs, all have 2 holes, some with medieval string, few dished,
others flat, biggest decorated with punched dots, 37-54mm, 9 chipped,
1 broken, 14 complete, very nice group overall, $400.00
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