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Yemeni cuff from the 1970s

Posted by Lynn Ardent on February 1, 2016 at 4:14am

This is a heavily granulated Yemeni cuff from the 1970s. I thought I would share it to show what late production looks like. This was collected by a gentleman who had a diplomatic position in Yemen and bought a set of mostly contemporary Yemeni jewelry for his wife. He described watching silversmiths working in tiny dark rooms by candlelight. Later in the UK his wife wore the jewelry with pride. In the last few years she died and I bought the small collection from him. About 800+ grade silver.

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