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Shumaylat Bracelets, side

Posted by Lynn Ardent on July 19, 2015 at 7:29am

Two bracelets silver bracelets with turquoise, one gilt, made by the same silversmith or workshop. These are called shumaylat bracelets and were made by Yemenite Jews in Sanaa and worn by Jewish brides in pairs. With filigree and granulation.

Comments

Mustafa J. Salem July 19, 2015 at 11:03am

Beautiful pair. Well refined work which must have taken long time to craft. Rare items like these are hard to find I ma sure... Congratulations Lynn for this fancy pair.
Jose M. Pery July 19, 2015 at 7:12pm

Awesome filigree work. Very, very nice.
Lynn Ardent July 19, 2015 at 7:38pm

Dear Mustafa and Jose, thank you for your comments. Yes the filigree work is wonderful and these examples are not even the most complicated shumaylats... there are some that are even more intricate and layered with granulation than this!