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Vintage Navajo Sterling Inlay Pendant Necklace

Currency:USD Category:American Indian Art / Art - Jewelry Start Price:40.00 USD Estimated At:60.00 - 80.00 USD
Vintage Navajo Sterling Inlay Pendant Necklace
Vintage Native American Navajo Sterling Inlay Pendant Necklace by James Nez, hallmarked and stamped sterling, beautiful inlay of gold lip shell, jet, coral, and turquoise, pendant measures 1.25'' x 2'' and sterling chain measures 16''L end to end, 33.63gtw, written on the back is ''Hawikuh'' which was one of the largest of the Zuni pueblos at the time of the Spanish entrada. It was founded around 1400 AD. It was the first pueblo to be visited and conquered by Spanish explorers.''