Ethnic and Tribal Necklaces
Silver and Carnelian Pendant
This ethnic pendant from Dagestan shows an engraving of a horse, the warrior symbol. The pendant is 7 x 5cm , and weighs 45 gms. It is solid silver and is not stamped. Due to ongoing warfare, jewelry from the region is rare.
Turquoise and Silver Pendant - Pre 1914
This rare antique pendant from Giannina, Greece predates the town's independence from Turkey. It is an antique piece of silver and brass. The turquoise has some markings through the gem, and is engraved with an islamic scripture. It is 5.5 x 4.5 cm and weighs 32 grams. There is evidence of repair work on the left hand side of the pendant.
Antique Turkoman Pendant Disk
This unique silver Turkoman pendant is around 100 years old. It is high grade silver, gold plated, and set with a carnelian gem. Turkoman jewelry traditionally was given to women as their dowry. It is a large disk around 8.5 cms in diameter and weighs 40gms.
Antique Turkoman Silver and Carnelian Pendant
This rare tribal silver pendant is 80 to 90 years old, a high grade silver with a gold wash, and a carnelian gem. The small rose bud is an unusual feature and is called a 'nasarlik' and believed to bring good luck and happiness. It is a one-of-a-kind pendant and has a length of 8 cms excluding the dangling parts. Its length comes to 12.5 cms if these are included. At its widest point, it is 5 cms and weighs 32 gms.
Black Lion Pendant
This handcrafted Afghan pendant is made from black agate and set in 'old' silver. Given the worn and uneven state of the silver,it most likely is vintage, maybe 1930s-1950s. It is unusual because it is black,not brown, and unusually depicts a lion and a sword. Islamic scriptures are engraved within both the body of the lion and the sword. It is 6.5 x 4.5 cms and weighs 27 gms.
Baltic Amber Bead Pendant
This Baltic amber pendant is set on a simple 925 silver clasp. Its coloring is absolutely one-of- a- kind. It is a natural stone that has been simply polished. Its coloring consists of browns and black, with some honey,yellow and green streaks through it. The amber is 4.5 x 3 cms with a weight of 18 gms.
Kazakh Agate Amulet Pendant
This unusual tribal amulet is most likely vintage given how worn some of the engravings are. Where the silver has not been smoothed by time, the elaborate work is obvious. It is an agate stone that has been etched to produce the striking patterns, also known as a zi stone. The zi shows some slight erosion suggesting it may be quite an old stone. Zi stones are believed to enhance spirituality and are often used as protective amulets.The stone is set in silver with some gold plating at either end. It also has two small turquoise stones at either end.The pendant is 8.5 x 1 cm and weighs 36 gms.
Beeswax Bead with Vintage Silver Edges
This is a lovely large Beeswax amber bead encased in a silver casing. It is not new. The bead has a lovely burnt honey color and some imperfections. It also has an old, worn feel. It is 4 x 3 cm and weighs 30 gms.
Vintage Silver Indian Choker
This handmade reasonable grade silver necklace from India looks stunning on. It has a length of 44 cms and weighs 78 gms. At its deepest point, the choker has a length of 9.5 cm from top to bottom.
Raw Baltic Amber Necklace
This chunky raw amber necklace is new. It is a very earthy piece of burnt honey and orange. It also has a distinct frankincense scent, particularly when lightly rubbed. In Russia, Amber is believed to have strong medicinal attributes. It weighs 63 gms and has a length of 47 cms.