Huge Turkoman Nomadic Tribal Gilt Silver Necklace 19 C. Islam Afhan Uzbek Turkmen Central Asian horse tack WOW Start Price USD 1,849.99 Current Price USD 1,849.99 Time Left 9 days 10 hours 25 minutes Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Tuesday, November 18, 2008 End Time Saturday, January 17, 2009 Location New York, New York See more about 'Huge Turkoman Nomadic Tribal Gilt Silver Necklace 19 C.' Description izabella2662 Store Note: These are the lines of text in the slides. Antique Turkoman Gilt Silver Necklace (a) Antique Central Asian Turkoman gilt silver necklace, Late 19th to Early 20th centuries. This rich necklace is from one of the Turkoman tribes of Central Asia. Most of the elements are gilt silver, encrusted with faceted colored glass. II. Antique Turkoman Gilt Silver Necklace 1. The heavily gilt round silver elements are arranged in a triangular form. The necklace’s massive dimensions and heavy weight casts a shadow of doubt about if its was really intended to be worn on woman’s neck. B. Weight: 722 grams = 23.2 troy oz. = 1.6 lbs. III. Antique Turkoman Gilt Silver Necklace 1. The view of the back shows additional loops for connecting other elements. Note that the bottom disks have buttons customarily used to attach leather. The material used in this necklace may have come from horse tacks, thus accounting for its enormous size and weight. IV. Antique Turkoman Gilt Silver Necklace 1. Description V. Antique Turkoman Gilt Silver Necklace 1. The upper portion is not gilt. 19th century Russian silver coins are used at the clasp and corners of the main body of the necklace. VI. Antique Turkoman Gilt Silver Necklace 1. Detail of one of the large gilt disks shows the faceted colored glass insets. VII. Antique Turkoman Gilt Silver Necklace A. Russian Tzarist coin dated 1897. VIII. Antique Turkoman Gilt Silver Necklace 1. Great for collectors of Islamic & nomadic jewelry items. Be confident that you are getting a great value at the starting price. Great gift. For any information about this or any other item, feel free to email me with your query. Please see detail images posted. NO RESERVE … FREE SHIPPING in the USA BID NOW…… Great Islamic Nomadic Jewelry… Buy NOW....... Welcome, .......I will be posting items in my garage, art, antiques, jewelry, and furniture…..Items listed weekly....See my 100% positive feedback ratings and bid with confidence....Please see my other eBay offerings…….I accept checks, PayPal,......I ship world-wide on the majority of my offerings..... BUY NOW........ I always welcome constructive criticism and information from YOU, my clients, and with your permission, I would like to add your comments to the descriptions. PLEASE share your knowledge and information with me, you will be adored whether you buy or not. ................ ......... ......... ......... ......... ......... ......... ......... ......... ......... Izabella Isr FDR Station, POB 1607 New York, NY 10150 e-mail: iza.isr@gmail.com Check out my other items!Be sure to add me to your favorites list!On Nov-18-08 at 09:26:46 PST, seller added the following information: Use the FREE Counters 1 million sellers do - Vendio! Your browser does not support JavaScript. To view this page, enable JavaScript if it is disabled or upgrade your browser. Click Here. Double your traffic. Get Vendio Gallery - Now FREE! Your browser does not support JavaScript. To view this page, enable JavaScript if it is disabled or upgrade your browser. Place a Bid!