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VERY RARE KAZAKH OR BUKHARA SILVER PENDANT 19TH CENTURY

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VERY RARE KAZAKH OR BUKHARA SILVER PENDANT 19TH CENTURY
A Very Rare & Beautiful Islamic Kazakh or Bukhara Silver & Parcel Gilt Pendant Circa probably 19th-20th Century, Bukhara
Uzbekistan or Kazakh People Kazakhstan Central Asia , With Carnelian Inset, and coral hanging,This silver cuff Pendant is from the
Kazak people of Central Asia. It is decorated with engraved motifs and embellished with fire gilding (gold plating) and applied
granular work as well as being set with one red glass or Carnelian disk.The fire gilding that has been used in the Pendants is
characteristic of Kazak jewellery. The process involved the application of an amalgam of mercury and gold to the surface of the
silver. Heating causes the mercury to evaporate leaving a gold layer fixed to the surface. The process was extremely dangerous on
account of the mercury fumes.Like the Turkoman, traditionally, the Kazaks had their daughters marry between the ages of 12 and
15. Such a Pendants would have been part of the wedding jewellery.