palestine
Palestinian jewelry is richly varied and forms part of a larger cultural group in the Middle East. Some jewelry items are also seen in neighbouring Egypt and Jordan. Here you will find more interesting publications on this jewelry and here is another page with Palestinian jewelry and costume.
Detail of a silver chin chain or iznaq from the Bethlehem area. It consists of 7 strands of silver links and is also called saba arwah or seven spirits.
Silver pendant in the shape of a fish with very fine niello decoration
Three silver haydari bracelets from the region of Bethlehem. They are worn in pairs. All three of them have been signed by the silversmith Khalil
Neclace of coral beads with glass and faux amber beads in between. Necklaces like these are worn in Palestine, Jordan and northern Sinai
Part of a qiladet qrunful or clove necklace, made of cloves, glass beads and camel bone. These necklaces belong to the wedding attire; the bride bathes in the water in which the cloves have been softened on the morning of her wedding.
A silver bracelet with worn niello decoration from the south of Palestine
Two silver bracelets, not a pair, from the region around Hebron. These were made in Egypt and depict 7 stylized turtles as a symbol of health and fertility.