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A pair of late-Ottoman earrings. From (southern?) Anatolia, 19th century. Ankara Ethnographic Museum.

Posted by Jean-Marie Criel on April 3, 2016 at 4:45pm
Crescent-shape, gilt copper. With pink stones between the two blue beads. The rim is ornamented with globes and dangles. Dimensions: 40 x 23 mm each. (Ankara Ethnographic Museum).
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Tags: Anatolia, Turkey, late-Ottoman.
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  • Jean-Marie Criel April 3, 2016 at 4:48pm

    Globes with spherical dangles are rarely seen in Anatolian jewelry.  I suspect influence from Yemen (which was Ottoman until 1918).  Can anyone corroborate (or contest)?

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