Афганские племенные серьги - височные подвески.
Пакистан, народность Белуджи (Kuchi Tribal jewelry)
Металл, прокатка, скань, ручная работа
вставки - цветное стекло.
Размер - 90/60 мм.
Общий вес - 122 г.
Толщина швензы - 2,5 мм.
По видимому эти украшения не носили в ушах, а закрепляли по бокам головы, поддерживая с помощью бисерной ленты, перекинутой через голову (не сохранилась).
Vintage Afghan-Pakistani Balochi People Earrings or Temporal Pendants
Kuchi Tribal Jewelry.
Collectible.
Nickel-Copper Base metal Alloy "Alpaka" or "Gillet", filigree, Stained Glass.
100% handmade.
Size - 90/60 mm (3,5/2,3 ").
The thickness of the suture - 2,5 mm (0.1 ").
Weight of the both - 122 g. (4,3 Oz).
Apparently, these ornaments were not worn in the ears, but were fixed on the sides of the head, supported by a beaded ribbon thrown over the head (not preserved).
One of the most common types of temple ornaments among the Kuchi nomads. Earrings in the form of a Crescent are known in the ancient world. This form seems to have entered the Central Asian region along with merchants from Byzantium, where this form of earrings was particularly popular.
Literature and analogues:
1. Karolina Krzywicka. Ethnic Jewellery of Afghanistan. From theAsia and Pacific Museum in Warsaw - Warzawa: 2012. - p. 52-56.
