RARE ORIGINAL ANTIQUE TURKMEN ASYK AMULET PENDANT, HANDMADE IN CENTRAL ASIA, LIKELY LATE 19TH OR EARLY 20TH CENTURY. THIS HEART-SHAPED ORNAMENT IS PART OF THE TRADITIONAL BRIDAL JEWELRY OF TURKMEN OR KAZAKH WOMEN, SYMBOLIZING LOVE, PROTECTION, AND FERTILITY.
THE AMULET IS MADE FROM WHITE METAL, LIKELY A SILVER ALLOY, WHICH WAS COMMONLY USED IN NOMADIC TRIBAL ARTISANSHIP THROUGHOUT THE REGION. THE FRONT FEATURES ENGRAVED SCROLLWORK, A TUBULAR BAIL FOR ATTACHMENT, AND A CENTRALLY SET DEEP RED CARNELIAN CABOCHON STONE IN A BEZEL SETTING. CARNELIAN WAS BELIEVED TO OFFER PROTECTION FROM EVIL AND BRING GOOD FORTUNE. SIZE - APPROX. 5CM X 6 CM, THE FRAME - 23 CM X 24.5 CM.
THIS ASYK HAS BEEN PROFESSIONALLY FRAMED IN A DEEP SHADOWBOX-TYPE DISPLAY, WITH DOUBLE MATTING AND GLASS. IT IS READY TO BE HUNG OR GIFTED, AND WOULD BE AN EXCELLENT ADDITION TO ANY COLLECTION OF ETHNOGRAPHIC JEWELRY, TRIBAL SILVER, OR ISLAMIC FOLK ART.
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