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Chin chain or iznaq from Bethlehem, Palestine

Posted by Lynn Ardent on August 24, 2014 at 12:21am

This was worn by Bethlehem city/town women, connected to the headdress by the hooks and dangling just beneath the chin. I have also seen photos of women wearing them with the hooks connected in back, as a necklace. This is how I wear it. It is about 800 silver and a dramatic jewel.

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Betty August 24, 2014 at 3:14pm

Very lovely piece, Lynn! Love it a lot.

I own a piece with lots of small beads similar to the one in your headdress, but gilded which also ends in two sharp hooks (very likely was a head or chest ornament, too). Like you, I wear it as a necklace using a simple jump ring to connect the hooks.
Lynn Ardent August 24, 2014 at 3:22pm

Thank you Betty, I would love to see your jewel!
Betty August 24, 2014 at 8:01pm

My piece is very different. It's only the hooks and the bead that are similar - and I also believe it to have been a chin chain. Here's a link showing a pic:

https://ethnicjewels.ning.com/photo/mystery-necklace?context=user

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