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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Any Jewelry, post: 296053, member: 2844&quot;]... and bone inlaid with specks of coral and turquoise, tar turquoise (fragments of turquoise pressed in tar or dark resin), white glass, green and blue fake turquoise.</p><p>Some of the findings could be a lower grade silver, .800 or less, but I&#039;m not sure, I can see verdigris. The horse pendant is probably a base metal.</p><p>Ethnic necklaces like this one are often a mix of fine and base materials, whatever was around at the time. The better grade necklaces had real, precious coral, often Mediterranean, which must have cost the earth in that part of Asia. Sponge coral was introduced in the 1950s as a cheap alternative.</p><p><br /></p><p>In general this necklace would have been made for its symbolic value, not for valuable materials. It could even have been made for the scarce tourist trade, for a bit of cash.</p><p>The horse is important for the survival of nomads, blue and red stands for the balance between male and female, heaven and earth. Red and blue also have special protective significance in many cultures.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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