HEAVY VINTAGE STERLING SILVER TAXCO TV-00 MEXICO NECKLACE MOSAIC TURQUOISE. PERFECT 16 INCHES LONG 57 GRAMS. This is a HEAVY Vintage Taxco Mexico Mexican Sterling Silver Turquoise Aztec Mayan Pendant Necklace Boho Bohemian. This pendant necklace has fabulous channel inlay turquoise chip PYRAMIDS and spacers of upside down pyramids decoration in an Aztec/Mayan motif. It is marked Mexico/925/TV-00? HARD TO READ to the back of the dangle. The chain is individual links, The total length of the chain is 16 inches This necklace is quite a statement piece and is in excellent condition. It weighs 57 grams. The people who lived in the area now known as Taxco were using silver long before the Spanish arrived in the Americas. They mined silver and used it to make gifts for Aztec gods and for other ceremonial purposes. The Aztecs used silver for jewelry too, and Aztec jewelers were incredible craftsmen. Unfortunately, not much Aztec jewelry survived the Spanish conquest, but the few pieces that are still around are incredible. The item “HEAVY VINTAGE STERLING SILVER TAXCO TV-00 MEXICO NECKLACE MOSAIC TURQUOISE” is in sale since Monday, November 27, 2017. This item is in the category “Jewelry & Watches\Ethnic, Regional & Tribal\Mexican\Necklaces & Pendants”. The seller is “4744366” and is located in Andover, Massachusetts. This item can be shipped to United States.
- Country of Origin: Mexico
- Metal: Sterling Silver
- Ethnic Origin: Mexican
- Country/Region of Manufacture: Mexico
- Main Stone: Turquoise
- Jewelry Type: Necklaces
- Brand: TAXCO
- Metal Purity: 925
- Material: StoneTV-00
- Signed?: Signed