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Congratulations!!! Wherever it was made, it is finely worked and stunning. Do you wear it?
Nice piece, i see itas not yemeni,it is the same feligree work but the elements arent yemeni
I see it as good luck charm necklace, the pendant over the heart in the midle is avery old symbol for good luck and wealth in northafrica and midle east regions. It s a big night moth that appear at night,we call it "bchirt elkhir" people get happy when they see it (its now forgoten)
Anice addition to any collection....much more so if the collector does actually wear it!!!
I think that a lot of Yemenite-in-Israel work has turquoise or eilat stones. I have a very fine Israeli ring that is identical to old Yemeni ones until you get to the bezel around the stone, which is machine-made (the rest of the ring is hand filigree) and eilat instead of coral.
It would be interesting to understand all the places these necklaces were made. There was recently one on eBay, not as finely worked as this, that I discussed with Peter and he shared that it was probably Syrian as there had been a tradition of more recently made copies in Syria. Nada, your necklace is much nicer.
@Lynn,
I should have tought about it, since i recently bought a buch of recently made and vintage jewelery to gift to female friends and family, among which there was a brooch jeweled with the same turquoise stones and inscribed at the back with "made in israel"....i was expecting such a provenance and immediately tought of a central asian/persian work and indeed that brooch lokked as if it would be coming from any middle eastern market.
This make me thinking about the presence of Turquoise in the region, as i recently met an egyptian gem trader who introduced to the fact that turquoise was mined in Sinai...do you know it is found and mined in neighbouring states?
@Lynn @Peter
Thanx as well for the info about the Syrian provenance, i would be very grateful to know more about this....how did it occur? ....ect
Hi Alaa, we will have to see if Peter knows more about how they came about, but here is a picture of the necklace that his dealer identified as a Syrian copy. Nada's is much more finely worked. :)
Dear All; Referring to our exchange of messages, please find below as promised, a bird necklace from Yemen. You can clearly see the difference between this one and the ones posted before. As an additional treat, I am attaching a photo of another necklace, which was offered to me by the same dealer. This was actually my favorite. But as mentioned, he has asked for way too much money. He is among the most famous dealers in Sana'a and I have purchased some items from him before. He has gorgeous items but the prices are accordingly high... Enjoy! Peter
Stunning, Peter!! Thank you for sharing. One difference in the form of the necklace below is that it has flat ends to the ribbon of the bows, and jewels. I looked at the example in Marjorie Ransom's book and it also has flat ends, but a crescent and a different configuration of jewels. They are all beautiful.
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