THREE PERUVAN CARVED BEADS,North Coast, Peru. Comprising one LARGE MOCHE QUARTZ CRYSTAL BEAD, circa 300 - 500 A.D., carved in the form of a human head; one CHAVIN QUARTZ CRYSTAL BEAD, circa 1000 - 400 B.C., carved in the form of a melon; one CHAVIN RED SOAPSTONE BEAD, circa 600 - 400 B.C., carved in the form of a human head; each pierced for suspension - Largest: 1 1/2 in. (3.8 cm.) high, the first. Estimate $350-450
PROVENANCE: The first acquired from Louis Slavitz, 1969. The last aquired from Louis Slavitz, 1970.
