Auction 81 - The Wily Lindwer Collection
Two Pectorals – Turkmenistan
Opening: $200
Sold for: Unsold
Two pectorals (chest ornaments, also serving to fasten the garment, as collar clasps). Turkmenistan (Yomut or Yomud tribe), [first half of 20th century].
Silver (gilt), cast and engraved; gemstone; glass beads.
Two round ornaments with scalloped edges, with dense geometric and vegetal patterns, and inlaid with glass beads and a gemstone.
Diameters: 12.5 cm, 11 cm.
Reference: The Arts and Crafts of Turkestan, p. 98.
Silver (gilt), cast and engraved; gemstone; glass beads.
Two round ornaments with scalloped edges, with dense geometric and vegetal patterns, and inlaid with glass beads and a gemstone.
Diameters: 12.5 cm, 11 cm.
Reference: The Arts and Crafts of Turkestan, p. 98.
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