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Please ID - Peter & Jean-Marie!

Posted by Lynn Ardent on October 24, 2016 at 12:34am
This is an Ottoman Christian reliquary locket, probably from Iraq or Syria or another province with a Christian population?? The reliquary is double-sided (see photos in the comments), the front side containing a bit of silken embroidery of a haloed figure. The back is engraved with a stylized star. Please ID if you can.
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  • Lynn Ardent October 24, 2016 at 12:38am

    Detail of reliquary locket

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    Back of the locket

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  • Peter Hoesli October 24, 2016 at 2:06pm
    Dear Lynn; This is a very beautiful piece and reminds me of one of my Christian necklaces from Iraqi Kurdistan. With kind regards. Peter
  • Thelma October 24, 2016 at 3:17pm

    Very beautiful. I love the embroidered panel, so delicately done. Does the locket open?

  • Jean-Marie Criel October 25, 2016 at 1:57am

    Hello Lynn, I think Chaldean/Assyrian Christian, from southeastern Anatolia or Iraqi Kurdistan.  With kind regards, JM.

  • Lynn Ardent October 25, 2016 at 2:53am

    Thank you everyone! Thelma, it doesn't open with a hinge but if necessary can be taken apart by peeling back a thin edge of silver (only for repairs.) I opened it only so that a repair could be done with soldering and then put everything back as it was.

  • Betty October 25, 2016 at 8:21pm

    Beautiful, Lynn! Congratulations.

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