Three pieces of ethnic jewelry. The Caucasus / Central Asia [late 19th or early 20th century].
Silver, silver thread and granulation; niello; bead.
1. [The Caucasus or Bukhara, Uzbekistan]. Long, elegant pin (probably for head ornament) surmounted by a round ornament with a serrated rim, decorated in silver thread and granulation, and with a reddish bead inlaid in its center. Suspended from the large ornament are two chains, each with three smaller, identical pendants, with Russian and Islamic silver coins, and at the ends, with decorative hooks. Approx. 22X10 cm.
2. [The Caucasus]. Large silver bracelet, somewhat twisted, with niello decorations. Approx. 7.5X3.5 cm.
3. [The Caucasus]. Pair of head ornaments/earrings, decorated with silver thread and niello, with suspended chains with leaf-shaped pendants at the ends. Decorations also engraved onto their backs. 15X6.5 cm.