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Silver necklace. Anatolia / Turkey. Late-Ottoman. Ankara Ethnographic Museum

Posted by Jean-Marie Criel on March 27, 2016 at 8:55pm

Silver necklace. Late-Ottoman, from Western or Central Anatolia, 19th century. Featuring a central medallion with filigree crescent, eight-pointed star and floral motifs. Under the medallion there are three coral dangles. On each side: two rows of chains, ornamented with metallic leaf-shaped or round dangles. Length: 37½ cm. Weight: 61 gr. (Ankara Ethnographic Museum).

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