AN EARLY PHILIPPINE GOLD NECKCHAIN

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AN EARLY PHILIPPINE GOLD NECKCHAIN

The cylindrical herringbone mesh chain bound with triple twisted wire strands at the terminals and with flattened hook and figure-of-eight loop clasp, circa 1000-1300 A.D., 47.5cm. long

Sold with book Ramon N. Villegas, The Philippine Jewelry Tradition, 1983

Provenance: Reputedly excavated in the area of Butuan City, Mindanao, Philippines

Cf. Ramon. N. Villegas, op.cit. p.64 where an identical necklace, described as a 'bejuquillo' or spun gold collar is attibuted to Butuan, ca.1000-1300 A.D.