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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Any Jewelry, post: 4384448, member: 2844&quot;]You&#039;re on the right track.<img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/smile.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=":)" unselectable="on" /> </p><p>The quatrefoil links are Ottoman style. While you can find those links in Yemen, which was occupied by the Ottoman Turks for only a very short period, they are much more common in Turkey and neighbouring countries. Quatrefoil links are also found in countries and regions which had a long Ottoman occupation, like Syria and Kurdistan.</p><p><br /></p><p>Since the stones are Eilat stones, Israel is a likely origin. In which case I would call this necklace Israeli Mizrahi style. </p><p>Mizrahi is the general term for the many &#039;Oriental&#039; Jewish communities ranging from Morocco on the Atlantic Coast to Central Asia. </p><p><br /></p><p>With the quatrefoil links the thought of Ottoman-inspired Palestinian is a logical one. However, there is little Ottoman influence in Palestinian jewellery making (more old style Yemeni), and the use of Eilat stones together with the Modernist take shown in this necklace indicate an Israeli Jewish origin imo.<img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/smile.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=":)" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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