Old Kuchi silver, filigree and glass torc.
Afghanistan
Lenght: 30 cm
Width: 23 cm
Weight: 770 grs
PK0712-001
A masterpiece of Kuchi jewellery made by an oustanding silversmith. This torc shows a most refined chiselling and filigree silver work. It is further ornated with glass cabochons and a dense and complex decoration of plant motifs. A stately jewel fit for a princess. The Kuchi people, from the Persian -koch- meaning migration, are Afghan pastoons nomads divided in a number of tribes that inhabit areas of Afghanistan and, to a lesser extent, Pakistan. Mid- to late XIXth century.
A masterpiece of Kuchi jewellery made by an oustanding silversmith. This torc shows a most refined chiselling and filigree silver work. It is further ornated with glass cabochons and a dense and complex decoration of plant motifs. A stately jewel fit for a princess. The Kuchi people, from the Persian -koch- meaning migration, are Afghan pastoons nomads divided in a number of tribes that inhabit areas of Afghanistan and, to a lesser extent, Pakistan. Mid- to late XIXth century.