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Earrings: In the olden times both men and women wore earrings. Most earrings are designed to be worn with pierced ears, often...read more
Earrings: In the olden times both men and women wore earrings. Most earrings are designed to be worn with pierced ears, often 3 or more holes. Some are so heavy that they have to be worn on the pinna or even attached to a headband. Some others are so long that thex play the dual role of earring and neck ornament.
Headdresses: they may cover all or part of the head for special occasions such as a wedding.
Yemeni " Labba Mazamir" necklace 03.04.1343
- Silver
- Cotton
- Jewelry for collection or exquisite wearing.
- Original condition
- Museum quality (worthy to be added to a museum’s permanent collection)
- Excellent overall condition
A typical example of a Bedouin necklace from Yemen. Beautiful silver work, typical for Yemenis jewish silver smiths, assembledon paddedcloth. A rare example where the cotton thread is still in good condition. They are sometimes also worn as headband.
Yemeni headband03.04.1093
- Silver below 85 %
- Leather
- Antiques (object shows signs of long use)
- Collectible (fine or rare example of an object)
- Fair condition (some missing, broken or repaired parts, see pictures))
Yemeni headband03.04.1092
- Silver below 85 %
- Cotton
- Collectible (fine or rare example of an object)
- Excellent overall condition
- Jewelry for collection or exquisite wearing.
Yemeni headdress03.04.1091
- Silver below 85 %
- Cotton
- Collectible (fine or rare example of an object)
- Antiques (object shows signs of long use)
- Excellent overall condition
Yemeni headdress03.04.1090
- Silver below 85 %
- Cotton
- Antiques (object shows signs of long use)
- Collectible (fine or rare example of an object)
- Excellent overall condition
03.04.1089
- Silver above 95%
- Jewelry ready and easy to wear
- Excellent overall condition
Complete Omani headdress03.04.1083
- Silver 90 - 95%
- Museum quality (worthy to be added to a museum’s permanent collection)
- Jewelry for collection or exquisite wearing.
- Excellent overall condition
Omani headress03.04.1082
- Silver below 85 %
Omani headress03.04.1081
- Silver 90 - 95%
- Gilded or gold foil on silver
- Museum quality (worthy to be added to a museum’s permanent collection)
- Jewelry for collection or exquisite wearing.
- Excellent overall condition
Omani ear rings03.04.1080
- Silver 90 - 95%
- Cotton
- Collectible (fine or rare example of an object)
- Antiques (object shows signs of long use)
- Original condition
Silver disk with a black stone03.04.1079
- Silver below 85 %
- Collectible (fine or rare example of an object)
- Elements for individual jewelry design
Pair of Omani earrings03.04.1078
- Silver 90 - 95%
- Collectible (fine or rare example of an object)
- Jewelry ready and easy to wear
Omani earring03.04.1077
- Silver below 85 %
- Jewelry ready and easy to wear
Omani earring03.04.1076
- Silver below 85 %
- Jewelry ready and easy to wear
Pair of Omani earrings03.04.1075
- Silver 90 - 95%
- Excellent overall condition
- Collectible (fine or rare example of an object)
- Jewelry ready and easy to wear
Pair of Omani earrings 03.04.1074
- Silver 90 - 95%
- Good overall conditions (signs of use, small imperfections)
- Jewelry ready and easy to wear
Hair ornament Arabian peninsula03.04.1073
- Silver below 85 %
- Excellent overall condition
- Collectible (fine or rare example of an object)
Pair of Omani errings03.04.1072
- Silver above 95%
- Silver below 85 %
- Collectible (fine or rare example of an object)
- Excellent overall condition
These circular hoop called halaq or shaghab have a smooth round top half with a thick rigged bottom part ending in a large silver bead. To this hoop are attached various bagels, or in the present item, a long oblong silver bead and 2 bangels. The heavier of these earrings are suspended to a chain passed over the head so that they hang down beside the ears, rather than through them.
Set of 5 triangular ends of chin chain03.05.1071
- Silver 90 - 95%
- Gilded or gold foil on silver
- Elements for individual jewelry design
- Excellent overall condition
A set of 5 triangular ends with a tear-drop shaped hook to attach them to the head cloth. Ideal for jewelery making or as independant pendant.
Pair of earrings of unknown origin03.04.1070
- Silver above 95%
- Jewelry for collection or exquisite wearing.
- Excellent overall condition
beautiful pair of errings ollected in Oman, but may be imported from India
Pair of Omani earrings03.04.1069
- Silver below 85 %
- Excellent overall condition
- Jewelry ready and easy to wear
Pair of triangular ends of chin chain03.05.1068
- Silver 90 - 95%
- Gilded or gold foil on silver
- Collectible (fine or rare example of an object)
- Elements for individual jewelry design
- Fair condition (some missing, broken or repaired parts, see pictures))
The piece consists of two decorated triangular ends with a tear -drop shaped hook to attach them to the head cloth. On one triangle there is a missing applique (see picture).
Yemeni or Omani ear- or nosering03.04.1066
- Silver below 85 %
- Coral
- Collectible (fine or rare example of an object)
- Elements for individual jewelry design
- Jewelry for collection or exquisite wearing.
Small nose or ear ring, silver alloy with 2 nice coral beads
Yemeni earring03.04.1065
- Silver above 95%
- Silver below 85 %
- Jewelry for collection or exquisite wearing.
- Excellent overall condition
Collected in Yemen, precise origin (tribe) unknown. Partly in pur silver and others, ring, not.
Yemeni earring03.04.1064
- Silver above 95%
- Coral
- Excellent overall condition
- Jewelry ready and easy to wear
Very fine silver earring with corals, collected in the 1970ties in Yemen.
Yemeni earring03.04.1063
- Silver above 95%
- Silver below 85 %
- Coral
- Fair condition (some missing, broken or repaired parts, see pictures))
- Jewelry ready and easy to wear
Very fine silver earring with corals, collected in the 1970ties in Yemen.
Pair of Omani "galâmîyât" earrings and headdress chain03.04.121
- Silver above 95%
- Museum quality (worthy to be added to a museum’s permanent collection)
- Original condition
- Excellent overall condition
These heavy and costly "earrings" worn by married women in Central Oman were usually attached to a mishill headdress, as they were too heavy to wear through the earlobe hole.
Full set of head and ear ornament03.04.126
- Silver above 95%
- Gilded or gold foil on silver
- Museum quality (worthy to be added to a museum’s permanent collection)
- Original condition
- Jewelry for collection or exquisite wearing.
- Excellent overall condition
The set is composed of 3 pieces: 1. The head band "mishill", this silver head band was worn throughout Northern Oman. It is made out of 8 finely woven chains hold together by 5 gold washed attachments. From the middle attachment a strap with 3 dangles falls down to the forehead. 2. A pair of "dufür" earrings.The curved part of the D shaped earring is a simple silver wire, while the upright consists of two silver beads, with a red glass bead in the middle. The upright is fastened by a small silver wire. 3. A pair of triangular earring hangings "kharam or shila" richly decorated, with 2 coral beads in the middle. At he base of the triangle six gold washed loops attached to each of them 2 chains and dangles.
Pair of "dufüf" earings from Sur03.04.127
- Silver 85 to 90%
- Collectible (fine or rare example of an object)
- Excellent overall condition
- Jewelry for collection or exquisite wearing.
This type of ear rings were worn by women from Sur, a similar type ("halka" earrings) is also found in Dhofar. The curved part of the D shaped earring is a simple silver wire, while the upright consists of two silver beads, with a red glass bead in the middle. The upright is fastened by a small silver wire.
Pair of ear-rings from the Arabian peninsula03.04.128
- Silver 85 to 90%
- Jewelry ready and easy to wear
- Excellent overall condition
Even if these ear rings have been collected ion Oman, their origin remains incertain, they could be imported from India as many other jewelry.