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Anna Garner commented on Hillary Louarti's photo

Tadjik necklace with granulation

"Spectacular!"

Monday

Anna Garner commented on Thelma's photo

Hadrami Bedouin Wedding Necklace

"Thelma, this is quite breath taking in its beauty and completeness. The Hadrami seem to have a quite different frame of reference for their jewelry making that the Sana'a. This is just as beautiful and just as technically…"

Monday

Anna Garner commented on Peter Hoesli's photo

Head Decoration - Yemen

"Thank you for the nice comment and for the extra information, Peter. Anna"

May 10

Anna Garner commented on Linda Pastorino's photo

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"@Eva I do well remember your post of the photo of the skull with the turquoise. Thanks for reminding me. Anna"

May 10

Anna Garner commented on Linda Pastorino's photo

Afghan dress front

"Breathtaking! Thanks, Linda."

May 10

Anna Garner commented on Jose M. Pery's photo

Silver Yemeni necklace

"Magnificent! Thanks for sharing."

May 10

Anna Garner commented on Peter Hoesli's photo

Head Decoration - Yemen

"Wow! This one is so much more elaborate than the one I show on my website. If you don't mind, here is a photo of my simpler one. "

May 10

Anna Garner commented on Linda Pastorino's photo

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"Thanks for sharing. I am part Cherokee, but that tribe assimilated very quickly, became literate and Christian very early. Anna"

May 10

Anna Garner commented on Thelma's photo

Yemeni pendant

"Another great find, that is what I can contribute ;)"

May 7

Anna Garner commented on Thelma's photo

Yemeni bedouin bracelets

"It is true that flat cut carnelians are not an everyday find in the Sana'a Yemen jewelry, but I do have Yemeni rings with that kind of cut and setting. Also the 'hardware' such as the hinge mechanism and the fastener are like…"

May 7

Anna Garner commented on Thelma's photo

Yemeni bedouin bracelets

"Wonderful find, Thelma! Congratulations. "

May 7

Anna Garner commented on Anna Garner's photo

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"You are very welcome, Joost. Anna"

May 6

Joost Daalder commented on Anna Garner's photo

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"Many thanks!!"

May 5

Joost Daalder commented on Anna Garner's photo

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"Many thanks, Anna! Very helpful."

May 5

Anna Garner commented on Anna Garner's photo

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"Joost - In real life, this piece appears to have simply developed a dark patina on the fine filigree. I notice that attribute in quite a lot of the fine filigree on my Yemen pieces. It could be that it once had a gold wash and that…"

May 5

Anna Garner commented on Anna Garner's photo

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"@Joost - this is in the National Museum of Israel in the Yemenite exhibition. I suspect the comparative liveliness that you mention is the result of this being an older published photograph and the photos of my necklaces being freshly taken in…"

May 5

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Enough Fertility Symbols to Frighten the Bride Away from Marriage

Posted on February 16, 2012 at 4:33 0 Comments 0 Likes

Antique Gilded Silver Yemen Wedding Necklace Amulets Granulated Beads

By Anna Garner

This is an antique gilded silver wedding necklace worn by a woman in Yemen in the early nineteen hundreds. It probably belonged to a woman whose family could afford the extra cost of apply a gold…

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Ancient Bactrian Steatite Stone Vessel with Typical Incised Designs

Posted on February 16, 2012 at 4:24 0 Comments 0 Likes

by Anna Garner

The use of this ancient Bactrian steatite stone vessel with typical incised designs cannot be determined from this distance in time and differences in technology and culture. We do know from visual examination of the pot that it is incised with the typical zigzag patterns that prevailed throughout an early period of the…

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The Signet Seals of Pre-Literate Early Bactria-Margiana

Posted on December 3, 2011 at 21:30 0 Comments 0 Likes

by Anna Garner

Still no actual alphabetic messages have been found on a single artifact excavated from or picked up from the surface of one of the sites of the Bactria-Margiana Archeological Complex. Geographically, the more or less agreed upon boundaries of this area would be Southern Turkmenistan, Eastern Iran and most of Afghanistan reaching over to the Indus Valley in what is now Pakistan. The time frame of the most significant cultural items produced by these migrating…

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A Shared Culture of Ornamentation

Posted on November 21, 2011 at 21:00 0 Comments 0 Likes

by Anna Garner

The ancient culture of Bactria along the Amu Darya river (now in Afghanistan), the Margiana culture along the Murghab river (now in Turkmenistan), the proto-Iranian culture in the deserts south of the Caspian all reveal enough strong parallels in ornamentation that some archeologists have grouped them into one of the following appellations: Bactria-Margiana Archeological Complex (BMAC), Outer Iranian culture, or proto-Iranian culture. Whether the shared cultural items…

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At 16:57 on February 14, 2013, nazir zargar said…: Hi Anna I need your email I have some turkman pieces.if you like I sent some pictures.

At 20:18 on December 31, 2012, Joost Daalder said…: You have some very good Turkoman pieces among the many that one can find on the web - pieces both early and authentic and attractive. So I was delighted to show them to others. As I become more "advanced" as a poster I not only know better which pieces to choose, but also try to stick to a culture area for a while and provide some kind of "coverage" of it rather than confuse people unduly by being "all over the shop" all the time.

At 21:07 on February 22, 2012, kmena meme said…: ineed your email.

At 21:05 on February 22, 2012, kmena meme said…: Thank you anne about you feelings

At 5:46 on January 20, 2012, Suzan Kaplan said…: Hi Anna, You wear your finery with the dignity it deserves...a lovely picture!

At 10:20 on January 19, 2012, SARAH CORBETT said…: Hi Anna,

you should wear it every day.

True goddess attire!

SX

At 6:16 on January 19, 2012, gopal sharma karith said…: Dear Anna . many thanks to you to comment on my Jewellery .

At 23:42 on January 18, 2012, Chantal said…: It looks very regal and impressive Ana, thanks for posting.

At 14:21 on January 7, 2012, Amir said…: Dear Anna Madam,I am glad to hear you lived in Pakistan.Feel free in asking me if you need any kind of beads or jewlery,just let me know about your taste,i will try my level best to make it available for you.Take a good care of youself ma'am.Please visit my photos.i have updated my page.Thank you

Kind Regards

Amir

At 20:12 on January 6, 2012, Amir said…: Pleasure to have you my first friend over here.Thanks for adding me in your friend's list.I am honored ma'm.Take care

On a side note: Pardon my ignorance please, i have not described the beads in my pictures.Since i am not thoroughly familiar with English terminologies used to describe various stones and beads depicted in my pictures,therefore, i couldn't do it.You,owing to your own experience in this field can identify the necklaces and its beads.

Kind regards

Amir