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Mystery belt necklace?

Posted by Alaa eddine SAGID on August 8, 2011 at 7:29pm
Any insight on this ornament wich is 115cm?
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  • SARAH CORBETT August 8, 2011 at 7:33pm

    Ahhh I had one of these, I came to the conclusion that they were Yemeni upon advice from a forum.....

  • Alaa eddine SAGID August 8, 2011 at 7:35pm

    Thank you

     

    i was hesitating between yemen and india...

  • SARAH CORBETT August 8, 2011 at 7:41pm

    I think it was the conical beads which sealed the opinion, but I was thinking of the same geographical zones as you were..

    I am trying to remember who advised me...it was many years ago!!

    S x

  • Patricia Deany August 8, 2011 at 9:31pm
    The endpieces look like large Yemeni Mashagar which are big temple pieces, the beads and certainly the cones look like Yemen, but the chain is very unusual. I have never seen a chain like that.
  • Ethnic Embellishments August 9, 2011 at 4:00pm
    Do you have a close-up of the chain.  From this vantage point, it is *very* Qing Dynasty Chinese-looking.  Is it possible that this piece has been altered?  Long chains such as this one were used at apron chains with button or hook fasteners at the bottom.  Other cultures have used this style as well though.... Is it silver?  The split in the bells at the bottom of the left dome look very much like Indian bells.  I usually find Yemeni bells to be closed.
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