ECUADOR, Spanish colonial glass bead
$130.00
ECUADOR, CHANCAY (central coast), Spanish colonial, c. 1540-60, bead, Nueva Cadiz type, square tube with spiral twist, bright blue ceramic, 7x44mm, purchased in Guayaquil, 1960s,
1 in stock
SKU: 3191060 Categories: Antiquities, Other Stuff
Description
The beads came all the way from Spain and were very popular. The color was otherwise unavailable in Pacific South America.
Over the decades I’ve been selling collectibles my market has been about 97% coins, 2% paper money, 1% everything else.