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Tajik necklace with coins

Posted by Lynn Ardent on July 27, 2015 at 6:05am

This appears to be a beautiful variant on the Tajik necklace with coral, silver, and glass bead stations, this one with coins. The coins are Persian/Iranian from the late 1800s and early 1900s, and the focal coin is set with a carnelian cab. Each station has filigree and granulated silver beads and black glass beads, and in between them are strung 4 strands of beautiful orange turquoise.Dimensions:200 grams40 cm long, hanging

Comments

Mustafa J. Salem July 27, 2015 at 8:45am

Beautiful necklace , variant and very attractive. Surely a rare piece with old coins and well crafted silver and assorted corals and beads very very nice Ingrid..Congratulations for this addition
Thelma July 27, 2015 at 9:41am

Lynn, this is one of the best examples of this sort of necklace I have seen. I love the two little bells above the main pendant and the use of the old coins.
Sharleen July 27, 2015 at 11:45am

Lynn, it's beautiful! Congrats.
Betty July 27, 2015 at 3:40pm

Abolutely gorgeous, Lynn. Such rich coral looking superb with the old silver and the black glass beads.

Great find!
Peter Hoesli July 27, 2015 at 8:41pm

A beautiful and quite unusual Tajik necklace Lynn - I love it! With kind regards. Peter
Johanne July 27, 2015 at 9:58pm

Very nice Lynn!
Lynn Ardent July 27, 2015 at 11:27pm

Dear Mustafa, Thelma, Sharleen, Betty, Peter, and Johanne. Thank you so much for your comments. I really love this necklace and it is stunning in person. I was very lucky to snag it.
Joost Daalder August 2, 2015 at 8:57am

Catching up with this only now ... it is beautiful and lovely, as everyone agrees. The sort of piece that will continue to provide happiness whenever you look at it.