Pre-Columbian Spindle Whorl Necklace, B headdress he married Yashodhara and engaged

he married Yashodhara and engaged in the pleasures of the world

The circle symbolized female energy and the triangle represented male energy

among other green-hued minerals

and the niello on the flat surface is polished off to show the filled lines in black

Pre-Columbian Spindle Whorl Necklace, B headdress he married Yashodhara and engagedPre Columbian Spindle Whorl, B Size adjustable: 16" to 34" Measure approx. 1 1 4" x 1 5 8" Greenstone is a common term for valuable, green hued minerals and metamorphosed igneous rocks and stones which early cultures used in the fashioning of hard stone carvings such as jewelry, beads, statuettes, ritual tools, and various other artifacts. Greenstone artifacts may be made of Greenschist, Serpentine, Chrysoprase, Olivine, and Nephrite, among other