ANCIENT STONE BEAD- PRE-COLUMBIAN MESOAMERICAN JADE BLUE GREEN TUBE BEAD

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ALMOST 15 MM LONG BY 12 MM WIDE. A VERY BLUE GREEN PRE-COLUMBIAN ANCIENT MESOAMERICAN JADE BEAD FROM VERA CRUZ, MEXICO - TARGET DATE WAS 200 B.C - OLMECOID INFLUENCE ] THIS MAY BE AN OLMEC BEAD DUE TO THE CORE CUT BEAD HOLE AND THE SOPHISTICATED TECHNIQUE INVOLVED. A GORGEOUS BEAD FOR THE COLLECTOR AND DESIGNER.THE MESOAMERICANS COULD CUT SOLID STONE WITH DRIED WATER REEDS OR BIRD BONES AND ABRASIVE POWDERS. BEAUTIFUL WEAR PATINAS AND BLUE GREEN JUNGLE SHADOW HUES ON THIS ARTIFACT. NOTICE THE CALCIFIC BURIAL DEPOSITS IN PHOTO #6.