Bassam Barakat Antiquities

Description

Uzbekistan, Bukhara, 19th Century
22K Gold Necklace
The necklace is composed of a strand of 20 square quatrefoil plaques. Each has a central, raised lizenge quatrefoil, and a central rosette plaque.
All studded with red and green and other stones (Emerald, ruby, amethyst). Along both the upper and lower edges is strand of seed pearls.
Ref.Later Islamic Jewellery, L.A.Mayer Memorial Institute For Islamic Art. Jerusalem photo No.150.