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NECKLACE - KURDISTAN-IRAQ

Posted by Peter Hoesli on March 30, 2015 at 5:55pm

A typical, very large, heavy and RARE necklace. The coins are Ottoman, dating back to 1906 or 1327 (Hijri year).

Comments

Lynn Ardent March 30, 2015 at 7:43pm

Extremely beautiful, soulful, and rare old necklace. Congratulations Peter! Also from the Iraqi Kurdish lady you are buying from?
Peter Hoesli March 30, 2015 at 8:23pm

Yes Lynn. All these pieces are from the same lady. She is planning to emigrate to the USA and sells off her jewelry before. Who knows, maybe you will meet her one day and she still has some of these treasures left! I still have a very large, gorgeous (and expensive) Christian belt, two pair of bracelets, a pair of children anklets and a gorgeous Tepelak to purchase from her (through my dealer in Amman), which I will later this month. When meeting the dealer today, he mentioned that he has not seen these belts, which I have posted before, and some of the other Iraqi Kurdish items for the past 15 years!
Well, it is luck to come across such items... With kind regards. Peter
Joost Daalder March 31, 2015 at 7:44am

Plenty of "character" here - and I like the solid, almost "chunky" feel. The design is also very good overall. Nice piece!
Ann April 1, 2015 at 1:18am

Such a beautiful necklace! Very impressive. I bet it sounds wonderful as the wearer moves...