Big silver Turkmen ring, worn by people of the Teke tribe, Central Asia.
The Yuzuk ring is very simple. A large carnelian is set in a wide silver band, a thin twisted wire running around the base of the stone. The band may be decorated with a relief, sometimes a very complicated one, but the general effect is always that of monumentality and severity.
High-grade silver, gilded silver and a big old carnelian bead on top.
From the first quarter of the 20th century or earlier.
Dimensions:
Top of the ring: 2,5 cm
Ring size: 18 mm (inner diameter) or 7 3/4 (US size)
Provenance: German private collection.
Literature:
“Bagues ethniques d’afrique, d’Asie et d’Amerique”, van Cutsem, Anne, Skira, 2000, p.112
“Jewelry from the Orient (Bir Collection)”, Seiwert, Wolf Dieter, Arnoldsche, 2009, p.261
“Schmuck aus Zentralasien”, Prokot, Inge and Joachim Callwey, Verlag München, 1981, p. 142
“The arts and crafts of Turkestan”, Kalter, Johannes, Thames and Hudson, 1983, p.127
“Der Turkmenenschmuck”, Rudolph, Hermann, Museum für Völkerkunde, 1984, p. 251
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