Necklace strung with round (6.62mm - 12.47mm) and cylindrical jade beads (13.40mm average) and with a center stone carved in a claw motif (31.25 x 21.95 mm), completed with a hook clasp stamped 14K. Description provided by Alcala Gallery identifies the stones from the Peten Region, Maya, circa 550-950 AD, the Late Classic period.

20.5 in.

Purchased from Alcala Gallery, La Jolla, California in July, 2003 and accompanied with copy of original receipt and catalogue listing.