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Silver choker necklace. Late-Ottoman, 19th c. Ankara Etnographic Museum.

Posted by Jean-Marie Criel on March 24, 2016 at 9:44pm

Silver choker necklace. Called 'gerdanlık' or 'kıstı'. Late-Ottoman, from Western or Central Anatolia, 19th century. With 26 plaques decorated with a 'head of dragon' at the sides. These plaques are affixed to a tissue strip; each plaque has a composite dangle hanging from it, connected with rings. The central rosette contains a green glass stone on the boss and features a pear-shaped pendent. Length (with tissue strip): 44 cm. (Ankara Ethnographic Museum).

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