{"product_id":"turkoman-style-brass-teardrop-shape-pendants-with-lapis-cabochon-20x40mm-sold-individually","title":"Turkoman Style, Brass Teardrop Shape Pendants with Lapis Cabochon, 20x40mm, Sold Individually","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVintage Turkoman inspired hollow brass teardrop shape pendants 20x40mm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEmbellished with granulation and nice teardrop-shaped carnelian cabochons\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThese are worn as earrings in Afghanistan and Turkey, but we are more likely to use them as pendants in necklaces\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTurkoman nomads formerly roamed Central Asia with their flocks, making carpets and fabulous jewelry, but now more and more have been forced to settle and subsist as farmers or artisans who make both traditional Turkoman jewelry and other items influenced by the art of the countries where they have settled.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eI found these in the Grand Bazaar in Istanbul, where sadly there was almost no vintage or antique Turkoman jewelry to be found in 2024. Many traders told me that what little they had left from their fathers' inventory had recently be bought by Afghan traders who no doubt sell it for higher prices in Europe.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Beadazzled.com","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50115359670581,"sku":"ASF-241","price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0269\/4388\/1301\/files\/ASF-241a.jpg?v=1728227164","url":"https:\/\/www.beadazzled.com\/products\/turkoman-style-brass-teardrop-shape-pendants-with-lapis-cabochon-20x40mm-sold-individually","provider":"Beadazzled.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}