Tibet jewelry

Tibet | An assortment of jewellery and ritual objects; the lot included: silver Gau boxes inlaid with turquoise; the earrings set with green and blue turquoise; ceremonial spoons in silver with stones; a turquoise pendant; 2 strands of rare tibetan turquoise beads one complete with gau box; a bracelet strung with dzi beads, coral and turquoise; two tinder pouches; a fine multi strand coral necklace with 5 silver filigree pendants

A pair of antique earrings (late 19th century) from Lhasa in Tibet ... great job on silver turquoises, this type of coral is called"bamboo coral"

Turquoise, Coral & Silver Ear Pendants (Akor) Lhasa, Tibet 18th-19th century length: 15.2cm This matching pair of ear pendants shows signs of significant wear and age. The pair is set with old cabochon turquoise and old coral beads. The surrounding silver has a lovely, soft patina. Pendants such as these were too heavy to be … Read more

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Pure Gold and Silver gemstone rings and prayer beads adorn the hands of a Khampa man proudly displaying his invested wealth at the Litang Horse Festival. ===================================================== Ornaments make up most of the life savings of many Khampa families, and so play an important role in Tibetan families' lives as well as in announcing the social status of the wearers. They are saved up for over many years and handed down for centuries from generation to generation within…

Jan 10, 2013 - Turquoise is one of the world's earliest-used gem materials. Ranked with the jades of the Orient and lapis in the Near East, turquoise has been revered for thousands of years

nirvikalpa: “ Details of the earring worn traditionally by the Tamang women | Himalayan regions of Tibet, Nepal and India ”

Yesterday I got an e-mail with attached photos of this magnificent doll. The owner of the doll asked me whether I can help to identify the doll's costume. She was especially interested in the headdress because she was quite at a loss about how it should be put on the head. I was very glad to help and decided to write an article too. The doll no doubt impersonates a Tibetan noble woman from Lhasa and her costume and adornments are very accurate and detailed. Such costume was worn until…