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Pakistani Necklace

Posted by Lynn Ardent on April 10, 2016 at 2:32am

This is a beautiful Pakistani necklace composed of large pendants strung on cotton. The pendants are made of silver 1 rupee coins from George VI's reign, worked to add glass stones and dangles, and tower bails. The tower bails have a sun motif applied to them. The necklace is strung on cotton in the north Indian manner, with wound cotton beads and fluted silver beads separating the pendants. All of the metal tests for silver content. 2nd half of the 20th century. Many thanks to Tribal Heritage on Facebook for the ID.

Comments

Peter Hoesli April 10, 2016 at 11:33am

This is very beautiful indeed Lynn. Many thanks for posting this beauty. We do unfortunately not see too many Pakistani pieces here on EJ. I have posted some from Swat Valley a long time ago... With kind regards. Peter
Thelma April 10, 2016 at 4:07pm

Beautiful, Lynn. I love your photo. It reminds me of those that Angelo showed ... bringing out the special qualities of a piece. Have you any idea where in Pakistan this comes from? Sind?
Lynn Ardent April 10, 2016 at 6:39pm

Dear Peter and Thelma, thank you for your kind comments. Peter, I love your jewels from the Swat valley. I have been collecting Pakistani pieces recently and will post more. Thelma, the large pendants are Pashtun from nothern Pakistan, perhaps Swat, but the small fluted beads are from Sindh. Therefore this necklace was restrung. Thank you for the compliment on the photo, I have been talking to Angelo and trying to take some better photos. It is easier now that we have dry weather and sunlight where I am from. During the winter it's almost impossible to take good photos in natural light.
ingrid Langerak April 12, 2016 at 12:27pm

Hi Lynn, the red color in the necklace, are they glass beads or attached to the silver tubes? It makes it very warm and carefully combined to match the red glass centers of the pendants.
Lynn Ardent April 12, 2016 at 3:33pm

You have a sharp eye, Ingrid. It is red cotton threads wound tightly around the strand.
ingrid Langerak April 12, 2016 at 11:22pm

Thank you Lynn, I would never have though that. GR. Ingrid.