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Beautiful work especially the fancy and delicate work of the filigree which gives the piece all the attraction. Very good piece indeed.
Thank you Mustafa , it's my latest addition to a small collection of odd Ethiopian telsum
A very delicate and appealing telsum, Betty.
Great size and I love the dangles!
Beautiful telsum Betty, very striking work. Size is also unusual large. I think this is more a telsum worn on its own not the way it is usually worn with many on a string. I love it. GR. Ingrid.
Betty I think the bells on it are original and not added as a afterthought. I do have a small collection with telsum with bells. ( small telsums). Gr. ingrid
What a delightful telsum - I love the workmanship, and like you the little rosette! Just look at the way that the silversmith has joined the twisted wires to form the circle - perfectly done.
Thank you Ingrid and Charlotte.
@ Ingrid: I also think this may have been worn as an individual pendant. On the other hand I have seen pictures from Eritrea in the 1920s and 1930s showing ladies wearing telsum necklaces with fewer but larger amulets. Must have a look if I can find the pictures somewhere.
As for the dangles, I saw a second telsum of the same design with classic cone shaped dangles in chains (just feeling a bit annoyed with myself for not not getting this one too). That's why I think these are perhaps replacements. However, I somehow like these tiny ones as they are so unusual.