Amulet or "Koran" bag and "asyk" pendant ·  Turkmenistan, Iran, Afghanistan, Tekke, Turkmen · ID: 3051479

Description

The Tekke (Tekkes) are a Turkmen people who live on the borders between Iran, Afghanistan and the Turkmen SSR.

a) amulet or “koran” bag, leather, numerous cast decorative silver nails, a total of three chiselled or pierced silver plates with floral gilt ornaments backed with red fabric, three flat and six lenticular carnelians, h: 10.7 cm, w: 13.3 cm, d: 1.2 cm (bag); l: 100 cm, w: 3.4 cm (strap), weight: 237 g

Complete and in exceptionally good condition !

b) heart-shaped pendant “asyk”; silver, chased, with floral gilt ornaments and three lenticular carnelians, h: 16.6 cm, w: 10.3 cm, weight: 137 g