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PAIR OF FIRE-GILDED TURKMEN SILVER CUFFS WITH CARNELIAN & LAPIS LAZULI

• PERIOD: CIRCA 1960S–1970S (50–60 YEARS OLD)

• MATERIALS: SILVER (NOT TESTED YET), FIRE-GILDED, SET WITH CARNELIAN AND LAPIS LAZULI

• WEIGHT: 152 GRAMS EACH

• MEASUREMENTS: LENGTH 5 CM

• CONDITION: USED - VERY GOOD

• SOLD AS: PAIR

AN EXCEPTIONAL PAIR OF MID-20TH-CENTURY TURKMEN CUFFS, HANDCRAFTED IN THE TEKKE TRADITION. THE FIRE-GILDED SURFACES HIGHLIGHT INTRICATE GEOMETRIC DESIGNS, WHILE CARNELIAN AND LAPIS LAZULI STONES ADD BOTH COLOR AND SYMBOLIC POWER. WORN HISTORICALLY AS PROTECTIVE AMULETS AND MARKERS OF STATUS, THESE CUFFS REPRESENT THE RICH HERITAGE OF CENTRAL ASIAN SILVERSMITHING. A DISTINCTIVE AND COLLECTIBLE EXAMPLE OF ETHNIC LUXURY JEWELRY.