Antique Small Turkmen Gilt Silver Brooch with Red Cabochon - Central Asian Tribal Jewelry (6 grams)
$34.00
Offered is a very unique and beautiful antique Turkmen brooch set with red diamond shaped cabochons. The body of this is made of parcel gilt silver. It attaches with a steel pin on the reverse.
Condition is good.
Weight: 6 grams.
Dimensions: .75" x 1"
The Turkmen are nomadic people in the deserts of Turkmenistan and surrounding areas of central Asia where they have lived for thousands of years. They are well-known for their jewelry made of silver gilt accented with carnelian or red glass jewels and sometimes turquoise beads. There are five major tribes of turkmen, the Tekke, Ersari, Yomut, Choudur and Saryks represented by the five stars of the turkmen national flag.
(Reference: Johannes Kalter: Schmuck aus dem Herzen der Seidenstraße)
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Offered is a very unique and beautiful antique Turkmen brooch set with red diamond shaped cabochons. The body of this is made of parcel gilt silver. It attaches with a steel pin on the reverse.
Condition is good.
Weight: 6 grams.
Dimensions: .75" x 1"
The Turkmen are nomadic people in the deserts of Turkmenistan and surrounding areas of central Asia where they have lived for thousands of years. They are well-known for their jewelry made of silver gilt accented with carnelian or red glass jewels and sometimes turquoise beads. There are five major tribes of turkmen, the Tekke, Ersari, Yomut, Choudur and Saryks represented by the five stars of the turkmen national flag.
(Reference: Johannes Kalter: Schmuck aus dem Herzen der Seidenstraße)
Please see other jewelry here:
https://www.etsy.com/shop/DCSILVERSHOP?ref=search_shop_redirect%C2%A7ion_id§ion_id=16957559
Or just browse around the shop!
https://www.etsy.com/shop/DCSILVERSHOP