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Syrian Deir El Zor Bracelet

Posted by Lynn Ardent on May 31, 2015 at 5:19am
A small Deir El Zor bracelet in high grade silver, with applied chains, braid, and incised plaques. Pin system is Ottoman. With thanks to Peter and Samie, or else I would not have recognized it. More views in the comments.Dimensions:60mm diameter30mm wide64 grams
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  • Lynn Ardent May 31, 2015 at 5:24am

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  • Betty May 31, 2015 at 2:31pm

    I love it! Simple but elegant...

  • Mustafa J. Salem May 31, 2015 at 6:54pm

    Very nice bracelet. I like the granulation pattern on it and the pin system. Thank you for posting this to share it with you.

  • Joost Daalder May 31, 2015 at 10:28pm

    Great piece. I love the combination of the very plain and the very ornate - all very harmoniously arranged. I cannot immediately recall seeing this type of piece before. The "waist" is also very appealing. A nice buy!

  • Sami Yousef May 31, 2015 at 11:52pm
    This is a truly elegant bracelet Lynn. I like it very much and specifically like the workmanship as well as the patina. Very nice. Br, Sami
  • Lynn Ardent June 1, 2015 at 2:07am

    Dear Betty, Mustafa, Joost, and Sami, many thanks for your comments.  Joost, you may also like Peter and Sami's version of this bracelet which I think are even better.  I also was unaware of this type until Peter posted it and then as luck would have it I saw one for sale right after.

    Peter's:  https://ethnicjewels.ning.com/photo/bracelets-3-kurdistan-iraq?conte...

    Sami's: https://ethnicjewels.ning.com/photo/deir-el-zor-bracelet?context=user

  • Joost Daalder June 1, 2015 at 3:59am

    Thanks indeed, Lynn. It is a strong point of this website that one does get to see things which one does not necessarily readily find elsewhere. I daresay that there must be other illustrations, and my memory also is not what it used to be - but I have looked in a number of places - hard copy as well as digital - where I would definitely expect to see these pieces illustrated, and drew a complete blank. So I need to look further. Meanwhile, many thanks to you, Peter and Sami for the examples posted! I like all of them, Lynn, and I am not saying that just to be "diplomatic"!

  • Lynn Ardent June 1, 2015 at 4:54am

    I love this website for the same reason.  I have not found them in any publications either (if anyone has recommendations for books on Syrian, Iraqi, or Levant jewelry I would love them!)  But, there is one in the Musee Due Quai Branly: http://collections.quaibranly.fr/#5d7d6663-fb37-40b3-a306-2ec028606c42

  • Thelma June 1, 2015 at 11:23am

    Lynn,two references which are quite interesting on Syrian jewellery:

    http://www.syriangate.com/texts/jewelrytexts.htm ... a short explanation by Wajdy Moustapha

    and Johannes Kalter's book, The Arts and Crafts of Syria, Thames and Hudson, 1992

    But neither has a picture of your bracelets.

  • Thelma June 1, 2015 at 12:19pm

    Perhaps I should have added that the Johannes Kalter book is about the Antoine Touma Collection and other items at the Linden Museum in Stuttgart.

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