Yomud Turkmens, Afghanistan, Iran, Turkmenistan: A necklace comprising six plates and a round pendant. Made of silver, partly gilded, with gemstones.
Yomud Turkmens, Afghanistan, Iran, Turkmenistan: A necklace comprising six plates and a round pendant. Made of silver, partly gilded, with gemstones.
Yomud Turkmen women’s necklace from northwest Afghanistan or northeastern Persia. The chain is made up of six square silver plates (each c. 5 cm) conjoined by rosette-hooks. Frontally, the plates and rosettes are covered in silver-gilt, into which are chased (with a matrix) ram’s head motifs, tendrils, rosettes. Four hook buckles at the top. With two to three red and green glass stones embedded also in each chain segment. The central round pendant underneath is also cut from silverplate, is radially covered in ram’s head motifs and with thinly chased silver sheet. Gemstones (carnelians and other) are embedded centrally and in two rows by the rim. A rare, remarkably complete and undamaged piece. DM: 12 cm (pendant). (ME)
Provenance: Hungarian Private Collection.
Specialist: Erwin Melchardt
Erwin Melchardt
+43-1-515 60-465
erwin.melchardt@dorotheum.at
02.11.2015 - 14:00
- Realized price: **
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EUR 500.-
- Starting bid:
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EUR 400.-
Yomud Turkmens, Afghanistan, Iran, Turkmenistan: A necklace comprising six plates and a round pendant. Made of silver, partly gilded, with gemstones.
Yomud Turkmen women’s necklace from northwest Afghanistan or northeastern Persia. The chain is made up of six square silver plates (each c. 5 cm) conjoined by rosette-hooks. Frontally, the plates and rosettes are covered in silver-gilt, into which are chased (with a matrix) ram’s head motifs, tendrils, rosettes. Four hook buckles at the top. With two to three red and green glass stones embedded also in each chain segment. The central round pendant underneath is also cut from silverplate, is radially covered in ram’s head motifs and with thinly chased silver sheet. Gemstones (carnelians and other) are embedded centrally and in two rows by the rim. A rare, remarkably complete and undamaged piece. DM: 12 cm (pendant). (ME)
Provenance: Hungarian Private Collection.
Specialist: Erwin Melchardt
Erwin Melchardt
+43-1-515 60-465
erwin.melchardt@dorotheum.at
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| Auction: | Tribal Art |
| Auction type: | Saleroom auction |
| Date: | 02.11.2015 - 14:00 |
| Location: | Vienna | Palais Dorotheum |
| Exhibition: | 28.10. - 02.11.2015 |
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