Parure pectorale ACAR BAG Lot n° 91

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