Antique Silver, Bronze & Gemstone Jewelry Styles in Yemen, Turkmenia & Ancient Mongolia

This blog will begin with the twentieth century symbols in the Yemen and Turkoman silver jewelry but will drift backward in time to explore the ancestral symbols of Turkmenia in the ancient jade ritual ornamentation of New Stone Age Mongolia, the origin of the Turkmen.

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Friday, April 17, 2015

Antique Silver Rings made by Yemen Silversmiths

Rings and Things with silver buds on them, a sampling. A variety of ring styles from my antique Yemen bridal dowry jewelry collection. ...

Saturday, March 7, 2015

Antique Kazakh Afghanistan Turkoman Tribal Silver Bead Pendant

A Rare Kazakh Turkoman Bead shown in different lighting: In a cool light with sunlight blocked, the silvery surface is almost too gray...

Thursday, February 26, 2015

The Oops! of Expatriate Living

Polishing Pans A bowl in my own collection collected in Afghanistan. If interested, please contact me. A story about polish...

Monday, January 19, 2015

Creating a Nomad Style Necklace from Old Silver and Vintage Beads

Note the vintage bakelite toggle clasp on this brilliantly colored Middle Eastern Nomad style necklace. I call it a fascinating fastener...

Tuesday, November 4, 2014

Restoring a Yemen Dowry Necklace

Restoring an antique relic of a vanished culture is intimidating. Fortunately, I had access to appropriate jewelry elements that my family...

Tuesday, September 23, 2014

Yemen Silver Jewelry with New Beads

When lovely old pieces of jewelry are separated from their original adornment, they can still be made the focus of a new creation in the ol...

Friday, July 25, 2014

Yemen Silver Wheel Beads with Maker Signature

Signed by Yemenite Silversmith: a Pair of Silver Granulated Wheel Beads Signed Silver Antique Yemen Wheel Beads Apparently from ...

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