Yemen Amulets, ornate Iranian silver beads and composite turquoise beads celebrate the trade routes across Iran into Yemen. I must add that I collected the beads and amulets while I lived in the Middle East and now offer this blend of cultures.
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This necklace is modeled on Afghan bazaar style combinations of gemstones and silver from all over Western and Central Asia. All the pieces are old, including the turquoise disk beads. The beautifully handmade faceted Afghan silver beads and Yemeni coin silver amulets are from the early 1900s. The amulets were collected in Yemen by a member of my family in the 1970s. The jet beads are European and have been in my loose bead trays for a long time.
The green blue natural composite turquoise and the black and silver bead colors strike the eye when worn on a colorful garment. I highly recommend this necklace to women who wear red.
The ornate wheat grain shaped silver beads are from Iran, collected by a member of my family in 1973.
The blue beads strung on the top of the larger amulet are of the Nueva Cadiz type, but I cannot be sure of their age. They are old, but I cannot say how old. They were bought on a string with an Egyptian faience statuette but I doubt that they are old enough to belong with an ancient Egyptian artifact. They are probably pre-1950, but cannot be dated much earlier. We can safely say that they are an old reproduction of the more ancient beads.
The 25-year-old fastener is of pewter. These pieces are from my own collection, including the fastener.
Measurements: 65 cm (26 in) long; central amulet is 6.6 cm (2.6 in) long x 18 mm ().72 in) dam; turquoise beads are 9 mm (0.35 in) dam. Weight: 102 grams (3.6 ozs.)
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