An Ottoman Turquoise and Gold Necklace, Ottoman Iznik Period, ca. 15th - 17th century Medium - Bone would have carried an entirely

would have carried an entirely organic grip of wood and a pommel most probably of bone

With its head held erect in ever-watchful alertness

Gold glass beads were a Hellenistic development

The reverse bears the Greek legend BASILEWS ALEXANDROU around an anchor

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An Ottoman Turquoise and Gold Necklace, Ottoman Iznik Period, ca. 15th - 17th century Medium - Bone would have carried an entirelyAn exquisitely bold necklace featuring eleven square gold sheet pendants, each one decorated with the traditional Ottoman Iznik bird and foliate motif two birds, probably peacocks, with necks bent backward over their bodies on either side of a stylized tree, a square geometric border framing the motif. The central pendant, larger than the others, features a double border with a raised central motif. Later Persian turquoise beads are strung between the