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Syrian Bird Necklace

Posted by Lynn Ardent on May 18, 2016 at 10:38pm
A necklace with four wonderful birds with filigree, granulation, special chain work, and red enamel or paint beneath some of the surfaces. The birds are attached to a "Jerusalem chain" used in Ottoman-influenced areas including Syria and various parts of Kurdistan, and flank a triangle amulet of a type used in Syria and maybe Turkey. The coins are Ottoman with the exception of the coins on the amulet from French Syria. The birds themselves, the triangle, and the chain are intact/original excepting small repairs from me, but the configuration of the necklace may be a rearrangement of old pendants. Very interesting and shows the Ottoman origins of the Yemeni bird necklaces. More photos in the comments.
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  • Lynn Ardent May 18, 2016 at 10:41pm

    Details of birds and the amulet

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  • Peter Hoesli May 19, 2016 at 9:03am

    Simply gorgeous - Congratulations! Peter

  • Betty May 19, 2016 at 1:57pm

    An very attractive necklace, Lynn. Again: congratulations!

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