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Parure pectorale ACAR BAG Turkmenistan, Yomud tribe, 19th century In gilded silver set with turquoise cabochons and colored stones, consisting of ten rectangular plates, two pentagonal plates at the ends, and a central plate in the shape of a two-headed eagle, each set with colored stone cabochons and repoussé zoomorphic (ram's head) decoration. Condition: a rare piece, complete and intact. Gross weight: 303 g; silver 800 thousandths. H. 46 cm without chain. Related to the Turkmen and Tekke, the Iranian Turkmen, like the Yomud, have long represented a group of semi-nomadic tribes who have retained a more traditional way of life and live along the northern limits of Iran, just south of the border with Turkmenistan. For centuries, the Turkmen have lived as nomadic shepherds. Bibliography: Schletzer D., Old Silver Jewellery of the Turkman, Hamburg 1983, p.150, plate 92, p.157. A Yomud silver and gold leaf necklace, Turkmenistan, 19th century
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Parure pectorale ACAR BAG Turkmenistan, Yomud tribe, 19th century In gilded silver set with turquoise cabochons and colored stones, consisting of ten rectangular plates, two pentagonal plates at the ends, and a central plate in the shape of a two-headed eagle, each set with colored stone cabochons and repoussé zoomorphic (ram's head) decoration. Condition: a rare piece, complete and intact. Gross weight: 303 g; silver 800 thousandths. H. 46 cm without chain. Related to the Turkmen and Tekke, the Iranian Turkmen, like the Yomud, have long represented a group of semi-nomadic tribes who have retained a more traditional way of life and live along the northern limits of Iran, just south of the border with Turkmenistan. For centuries, the Turkmen have lived as nomadic shepherds. Bibliography: Schletzer D., Old Silver Jewellery of the Turkman, Hamburg 1983, p.150, plate 92, p.157. A Yomud silver and gold leaf necklace, Turkmenistan, 19th century
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