25th Nov, 2023 12:00
Islamic, Indian and Asian Art
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A Fire-Gilded Silver and Carnelian ‘Bilezik’ Cuff Bracelet.
Central Asia, Turkmenistan, 19th century.
Gilt silver four band cuff bracelet, decorated with geometric floral motifs, set with twelve oval cut carnelians, the ends are bordered by motifs known as snake's head, or yilan bash.
Weight: 278.8 grams
D. 70 x H. 113 mm
Part of Javitri Shah Collection
See: Cf. Schletzer, Dieter, and Reinhold: Old Silver Jewellery of the Turkoman. An Essay on Symbols in the Culture of Inner Asian Nomads. Berlin: D. Reimer, 1983: similar bracelet: No. 221.
Sold for €143
Central Asia, Turkmenistan, 19th century.
Gilt silver four band cuff bracelet, decorated with geometric floral motifs, set with twelve oval cut carnelians, the ends are bordered by motifs known as snake's head, or yilan bash.
Weight: 278.8 grams
D. 70 x H. 113 mm
Part of Javitri Shah Collection
See: Cf. Schletzer, Dieter, and Reinhold: Old Silver Jewellery of the Turkoman. An Essay on Symbols in the Culture of Inner Asian Nomads. Berlin: D. Reimer, 1983: similar bracelet: No. 221.
Auction: Islamic, Indian and Asian Art, 25th Nov, 2023
Our upcoming sale of Islamic, Indian & Southeast Asian Art will present an array of objects created over the course of 20 centuries in the middle east, Asia, the Himalayas, and India. Included in the auction are sculptures in bronze and stone, such as an impressive 10th-century sandstone head of Shiva from Uttar Pradesh, India, gilt bronze Buddhas, Indian furniture, miniature paintings and jewellery.
