For your consideration is this elaborately engraved camelid bone amulet carved in bas-relief and decorated with two panels of geometric designs at each end and a central panel depicting two seated monkeys seen in profile view, each simian grasping the other's tail.  Two perforations point to intended use as a pendant or other wearable talisman.

3.25” (8.2 cm) x 1 1/8” (2.8 cm) x 1”(2.5 cm) 

Insignificantly chipped at one end; in excellent overall condition.

$50 shipping, Delivery Confirmation tracking and insurance  within contiguous U.S.

ENGRAVED BONE AMULET
Manabi / Manteño, Ecuador
600 C.E. - 900 C.E.

Overseas buyer, please add $100 shipping. 

Customs and/or other importation costs (if any) are the sole

responsibility of the buyer; please inquire at your customs office before placing your bid. 

Bidders with fewer than ten (or private) "feedback" listings, please contact seller before bidding to verify ID or bid may be declined.

GUARANTEE OF AUTHENTICITY

The authenticity of this artifact is fully guaranteed by the seller, a scholar and longtime Senior Member of the 
American Society of Appraisers (retired), certified Specialist in Pre-Columbian Art. 

Your pendant will be carefully packed, insured and promptly shipped with a signed and registered
Certificate of Authenticity that includes a description, photo, dimension, cultural provenance and chronology.

If not to U.S. buyer’s satisfaction, this artwork may be returned as shipped within thirty days of purchase for a 

purchase price refund minus 10% re-stocking fee for return of item in original condition and with original shipping materials.

This seller has been a conscientious collector and dedicated scholar of New World antiquities for over a half-century. 
He has complied with UNESCO, federal/local legislation and never consciously acquired, traded in or sold illicitly recovered antiquities.