These earrings from the Yomud Turkman ethnicity, silver decorated with gold leaf fire-applied, have a stylized dragon head at the ring attachment, symbol of protection. The green and red stones, typical of Turkmen jewelry, are made of ancient glass paste,who came from trade with the West. Circumference cm.
- Origin: Iran – Turkmenistan
- Age: First half 1900
- Materials: Silver, gold, glass paste.
Bibliografia: A. Van Cutsem, Orecchini d’Africa, d’Asia e d’America, Skira 2001, p.83