Vintage Ecuador Inca Storyteller Silver Panel Necklace

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Exquisite and traditional, pre-Columbian Inca, panel necklace with ornate, 3-D story panels, skillfully handcrafted by an Ecuadorian artisan or artisans. Eight hammered panels on the Incan storyteller necklace contains a 3-dimensional bust or face of traditional, Ecuadorian Andean life: a woman carrying a child or bundle on her back, an indigenous chieftain, an Inca deity or god, a traditional hut, a second woman carrying a child or bundle on her side, a second native chief, a second deity, and a third woman carrying a child or bundle on her side that is identical to woman #2. The necklace also contains 10 etched, flat-panel links on both sides of the necklace. The panels are connected by O-rings at the top of each to form a very authentic, folkloric necklace.

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This gorgeous and eye-catching silver necklace has a rich, undisturbed, natural patina and displays very delicately from the neck. A very fine and authentic piece of rich, Ecuadorian folkloric culture!

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• Signed Hallmark: ECUADOR
• Metal: Silver (not Sterling)
• Finish: Undisturbed, natural patina
• Condition: Excellent vintage
• Weight: 42.2 g
• Clasp: Hook clasp
• Necklace Length: 17” L (plus additional 2” L for extender chain)
• Panel Measurements (8 Lg.): Approx. 3/4”L x 5/8”W ea. – (10 Sm.): Approx. 1/4”L x 7/8”W ea.
• Gift box and wrapping may vary.

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