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Kashmiri Choker with a Frog

Posted by Lynn Ardent on October 30, 2016 at 3:51am

An old Kashmiri choker with a protective pendant in the shape of a frog. With filigree, engraving, and embossing. The necklace is .600 silver (x-ray tested.) This is an antecedent of the metal necklaces worn by contemporary Gujjar women and related groups.

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