Old Tekke ring, made of high grade silver and fire gilded silver. The whole ring has an old and worn patina. From the Turkoman people, Central Asia.
From the first half of the 20th century.
Provenance: UK private collection.
Size (inner mm): 19,25 mm – US size is 9 1/4
Weight: 8,7 gr
Literature:
“The arts and crafts of Turkestan”, Kalter, Johannes, Thames and Hudson, 1983, p. 127
“Der Turkmenenschmuck”, Rudolph, Hermann, Museum für Völkerkunde, 1984, p. 251
“Bagues ethniques d’afrique, d’Asie et d’Amerique”, van Cutsem, Anne, Skira, 2000, p. 112
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