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Gorgeous, Angelo! And incredibly well-kept! Congrats!
Unbelievably beautiful, a true museum piece, a priceless ornament of cultural heritage and best of type. I am in awe!!! Here is a photo of it worn as a traditional part of Pirin Sandanski costume in Bulgaria. Tomorrow I will copy the part of M. Veleva's Bulgarian Costume book which deals with these necklaces with Turkish influence.
Thanx Lynn….it was a very lucky find … i felt it yesterday …..i hunted like a lion searching for the best food …and i didn't not even chase the preyer …it was handed to me……and for a second i thought Dagestan ..but the crescent shape dangles led me to turkey/Bulgaria !!! who knows when it may happen again !!! Kisses
Lynn …looks the same one …same composition a placement of the green and red stone ..on the chocker and on the dangles ….same smith !!!.thanx for posting this picture …i think i've seen before on internet …but i payed more attention on the belt buckle ..since i was finding some bulgarian belt buckles months ago ..remember ??/
It's spectacular. Keep it well, because it's a true piece of cultural heritage. :) I have the pectoral beneath the necklace in the first Pirin photo... with Peter I bet we could make up the full costume! :)
Here is another Pirin lady wearing a variation of this necklace, called "gerdan" as a loanword from Turkish (in turn a loanword from Persian.)
Well done Angelo, a spectacular piece.
Wonderful piece Angelo!
Wow, what a find, Angelo! That must have been a happy hunting day. Congratulations.