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very rare uighur silver and coral earrings

Posted by howah on January 3, 2012 at 10:08pm

A very lucky and rare find. Large earrings, but very lightweight as well. Finely crafted with micro granulation. See Linda's post of hair tassels Uighar Chinese Turkestan that features same fine granulation work and design as well as page 98-99 of 'a world of head ornaments' for similarly stylistic craftsmanship.

Comments

Ethnic Embellishments January 3, 2012 at 10:10pm

Gorgeous! Is it possible to have a close-up? Are they granulated?
Joost Daalder January 4, 2012 at 3:07am

A lovely piece, howah! Well done. I shall re-post this on the "Ethnic Jewellery and Adornment" page, with great pleasure.
Joost Daalder January 4, 2012 at 3:16am

Lovely piece(S) I should have said. I am envious! You did very well to obtain these. Real quality stuff, and very beautiful.
Alaa eddine SAGID January 4, 2012 at 11:36am

Beautiful, i love them very much
howah January 4, 2012 at 7:26pm

as requested a close up of the middle part. very fine granulation.
Joost Daalder January 4, 2012 at 10:32pm

Wonderful, howaw - the enlargement certainly helps us to see yet more!
howah January 4, 2012 at 11:09pm

this photo of an old and rare uighur/uyghur pendant shows yet again the micro granulation craftsmanship.
Ethnic Embellishments January 5, 2012 at 12:24am

Splendid, exactly what I thought it would be upon closer inspection. How large are these? They appear to be quite big pieces. Would these ever have been worn as temporals versus earrings?
Alaa eddine SAGID January 5, 2012 at 12:50am

I love the grannulation for the dots are not all similar, bigger ones and smaller ones,it gives a lot of relief!
Joost Daalder January 5, 2012 at 2:10am

I agree with all praise - these are wonderful pieces!