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Great photo and great lighting. They look heavy and very substantial. Would there have been enamel in the holes of the clasp? or not?
Thank you very much, Chantal. Actually they are not very big but rather a child's size. I am afraid that I have messed with the scale as I took the picture from quite a close range. I do not think that they were never enamelled as that is not a common feature on Yemeni pieces. The little holes in the clasps though may have had some little pieces of coral, agate or turquoise set at some point.
Most of the really old Yemeni bracelets that I possess are very, very small, they fit me because my wrists are very small, but they do not fit a normal size wrist. I think there was a discussion about this on another thread dealing with some other small bracelets, people were just tinier then and also the ladies were married at a very early age.
Frankie you are absolutely right about those sizes. Very small but they do fit woman, like my wife and daughter for instance, but people seem not to believe so.
Talking about the size of the bracelets. They are child size, because they do get them as an engagement
gift and often brides may have been as young as 9 years old. and were getting married a couple of years later like 12.