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I think this piece is a legitimate style with a specific name -- Edith would know. Those may be scent beads ( the dark beads), I loved this but could not afford the final price. The gilt pendants and beads look in beautiful shape and the coral has a wonderful patina.
Ah ha, so this sold! The blue beads are lapis; Edith and I had a discussion about lapis use in Tunisia a while back.
Can someone share the auction link; I would love to see some more photos.
Yes, this ended earlier today. Looked like an exciting fast-paced auction! Item # 291054816236.
Almost all of these necklaces have been restrung at one stage or another!!
The chain is a testimony to that fact and for solidity matters they use metal pieces for stringing the elements between each others!
THese necklaces are called "GOTBA" sometimes "SODRA" and they do come from Jerba island
The most proominent element of such necklaces is missing in this one and it is a round pendant that would be the center piece
Usually such necklaces would not have that much of cubic beads, and would be much much shorter, sometimes only one or two metal beads each side of the central pendant which means that this one was initially made to accommodate a heavy use, maybe for tourist market
BUt for sure the elements are all antique, i guess around mid 20th century or the second quarter of the 20th century
BTW Patti, the dark beads are Lapis Lazuli!
This one went to a lucky soul. I didn't bid on this, but posted the photos to learn more about them.
Edith has presented us with images of both the gotba and the sodra which seem to be, in fact, two different types of necklace. Here is the gotba -- I don't think it is specifically Djerban and I think many women in different parts of Tunisia wear it.
Here is the sodra, image provided by Edith several years ago.
Edith, I hope you don't mind my posting your images for clarification. As Ayis says this necklace looks like an incomplete sodra with a splendid elements. FYI, there is a complete sodra necklace for sale by Zerdalia on ebay France -- it is a bit pricey but, in terms of how rare these necklaces are, probably not out of line.
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