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Rear of old Turkoman pendant pair.

Posted by Savanna Caravan on June 11, 2011 at 7:28pm
One piece of an identical pair, this gold washed on silver Turkman headpiece is also worn around the shoulders. Delicate gold washed cutwork, with softly worn carnelian agate cabochon. Six identical dangles and a centre focal piece. Perhaps 100 years old. Sourced in Istanbul. Does anyone know any more?
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Tags: Turkomen, carnelian, silver
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  • Joost Daalder June 13, 2011 at 3:45am
    It's a good back of a good and fairly early piece. This is quite OK for a collection. Quite nice, in fact.
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