Small Antique Silver Hirz Pendant from Yemen, Ethnic Adornment M00586_X1

A small delicate old Yemeni handmade silver filigree Hirz Pendant.   Used to contain payers, worn as an adornment.  It is dated to the early to mid-1900s. Length: 37mm, Diameter: 16mm, Hole size: 3mm, Weight: 8g  Weights and sizes are approximate. It is in good antique condition, with minor denting.   In beads of this age, which have traveled through many hands and continents, some imperfections are expected.  We tried to show them in the photos,  but please be aware that because the photos are close-ups, they show imperfections in much more detail and clarity than one can see with the naked eye. Yemenite jewelry-making goes back to the biblical Queen of Sheba and her gifts of jewelry to King Solomon. Later Islamic rule in Yemen imposed a prohibition of jewelry making on the Muslim population, and the art of Yemenite silversmithing became exclusively the domain of the Jewish community of Yemen, it is to this community we owe the exquisite pieces of silver jewelry from Yemen. This art w