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<p>[QUOTE="Any Jewelry, post: 4532691, member: 2844"]Indeed an intriguing piece, and I agree with komo that it is original. It is from Northern India or neighbouring Pakistan.</p><p><br /></p><p>It could be silver that has blackened over time, the way silver does. Indian and Pakistani necklaces are often on cotton cord and decorated with special twined cotton and metal thread wound beads.</p><p><br /></p><p>I think so too, Koranic protective amulets. There is a small possibility they are protective texts in Urdu, which is written in a modified Arabic script.</p><p>It is an unusual, necklace, which must have held special meaning to its owner.</p><p><br /></p><p>These specific dangles are very Indian/Pakistani.</p><p>The sound of the dangles expell evil, so they are not only decorative, but also protective.</p><p>This particular glass inlayed lotus flower is seen a lot in the north, from Delhi to the foothills of the Himalayas, and east into Pakistan. The glass inlay is probably foil backed.</p><p><br /></p><p>All the metal elements are silver, and I think the beads are wound with silver thread. Be very careful when you clean the wound beads and with the glass. The metal wire can break, and fluids can get in between the glass and the backing foil.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Any Jewelry, post: 4532691, member: 2844"]Indeed an intriguing piece, and I agree with komo that it is original. It is from Northern India or neighbouring Pakistan. It could be silver that has blackened over time, the way silver does. Indian and Pakistani necklaces are often on cotton cord and decorated with special twined cotton and metal thread wound beads. I think so too, Koranic protective amulets. There is a small possibility they are protective texts in Urdu, which is written in a modified Arabic script. It is an unusual, necklace, which must have held special meaning to its owner. These specific dangles are very Indian/Pakistani. The sound of the dangles expell evil, so they are not only decorative, but also protective. This particular glass inlayed lotus flower is seen a lot in the north, from Delhi to the foothills of the Himalayas, and east into Pakistan. The glass inlay is probably foil backed. All the metal elements are silver, and I think the beads are wound with silver thread. Be very careful when you clean the wound beads and with the glass. The metal wire can break, and fluids can get in between the glass and the backing foil.[/QUOTE]
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