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Najd Cuffs, from the side

Posted by Lynn Ardent on June 1, 2015 at 11:56pm

Side view of the matched Saudi Arabian bracelets with turquoise and red glass, from the Najd region. You can see the beautiful stampings of chevrons, crosses, and dots in the shape of a pyramid. Unlike a lot of these bracelets these are of a reasonable interior size to fit many women; I tie them on with embroidery floss to keep them from falling off.102 grams together

Comments

Ethnic Embellishments June 2, 2015 at 2:38am

Simply gorgeous! I love all of the work on the inside and ends.
Mustafa J. Salem June 2, 2015 at 5:55am

Beautiful set. I love the details of the engravings and filigree all enriched by the beautiful stones.. very nice indeed
ingrid Langerak June 2, 2015 at 12:34pm

Beautiful bracelets Lynn, they are tops in their kinds. The engravings and decorations do coincide with the Yemen and Ethiopian decoration types but the stones do make them charateristics of the Saudi's. I love thier pieces always in such solid good silver. GR. Ingrid.
Betty June 2, 2015 at 2:51pm

WOW Lynn, you continue to have great jewellery karma! These are simply scrumptious ... also love the picture with all of them stacked. Great workmanship, fabulous stones (also like the odd glass stones inserted in these pieces. They do remind me a bit of my all-time-favourite bracelets from Daghestan.

Congratulations!
Lynn Ardent June 3, 2015 at 3:34am

Dear Hillary, Mutafa, Ingrid, and Betty, thank you so much for your kind comments. Betty I was very lucky to get these, the only pair I have seen so far, in an obscure auction and I still had to pay quite a bit. But, I am in love with turquoise jewelry from the Najd. Have you posted your favorite kind from Daghestan?
Alaa eddine SAGID June 3, 2015 at 9:58am

The very best of this type.

I join the choir of praises, have had and seen many but none matching the intricate work on yours...
Must be a joy to wear !