AZTEC WARRIOR KING WITH ELABORATE HEADDRESS

AZTEC WARRIOR KING WITH ELABORATE HEADDRESS
Carved green quartz face pin,

the radiating headdress composed of "feathers" outlined in applied twisted wire and silver bosses which extend to the pendant quartz-centered earrings

Circa : 1950's - 60's, Mexico,

Quality & Identifying marks : "STERLING / MEXICO" on the solid sheet silver back

Gross wt : .658 troy oz (21.08 g)

Gem : Green Quartz (assumed dyed, as is traditional), semi-abstracted face carving plus 2 hemispherical cabochons

Fine original condition, including safety lock, hinge and original handmade sterling pin stem

Overall Size : Height 2-1/4" (headdress to earrings) x 2-1/4"across

Provenance : inherited from a collector-dealer

# mjct2 25003 ............................................... $ 165.