Afghanistan-Museum in Exile - Phototheca Afghanica · Brief description: Thin silver mesh chain...

Description / Inventoryof Donations Presented to the

Afghanistan-Museum in Exile

by

Mr. Aminullah Hatef, BerneAccession numbers: 2005.972 – 983 Inventory numbers: AH 01 - 12

Copyright © - Photo/Text: Stiftung Foundation Bibliotheca Afghanica - Afghanistan Museum, Carla Grissmann, 2005

Type of object: BookAccession number: 2005.972 Inventory number: AH 01

Object: Koran

Material/technique: Paper / machine-printed

Origin/Period: Afghanistan / 20th C.

Brief description: Large Koran, hard covers, printed on glossy paper in various colors. Glossy blue end papers.

Measurements: H. 35 cm W. 24 cm D. 5 cm Weight 2440 g

Condition: Good

Provenance: Kabul

Donated by: Mr. Aminullah Hatef, Berne, Switzerland

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Type of object: JewelryAccession number: 2005.973 Inventory number: AH 02

Object: Necklace

Material/technique: Silver alloy, stone, glass / hand-crafted


Brief description: Thin silver mesh chain, with two long oval dark green trilobate stones between two small dark blue faceted beads, with hollow domed pendant hung with short chains each terminating in two tiny blue and one red bead.

Measurements: L. 32 cm (incl. pendant) Weight 30 g

Condition: Tarnished

Provenance: Kabul


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Object: Necklace

Material/technique: Silver alloy, glass, stone / hand-crafted


Brief description: Thin silver mesh chain with faceted red glass bead between two smaller faceted dark blue beads, round flat embossed silver pendant suspended by two loops at top. Small flat lapis stone in center of pendant, from lower rim hang two short chains with oval red beads on either side of tear-shaped flat lapis stone.



Provenance: Kabul


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Object: Necklace

Material/technique: Silver alloy, glass / hand-crafted


Brief description: Thin silver mesh chain with round dark red glass bead and eight pendants of faceted black glass beads and hollow heart-shaped silver appliques with embossed floral motif on either side of small center pendant with round flat blue glass bead and three round hollow appliques embossed with floral motif.


Condition: Worn

Provenance: Kabul


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Object: Necklace



Brief description: Thin silver mesh chain with cone-shaped cylinder between two faceted black beads, holding crescent-shaped open-work pendant, small turquoise bead in center of crescent, 11 faceted dark blue glass beads suspended from lower edge.

Measurements: L. 33 cm (incl. pendants) W. 5 cm Weight 27 g

Condition: Worn

Provenance: Kabul


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Object: Necklace

Material/technique: Silver alloy, stone / hand-crafted


Brief description: Thin silver mesh chain with two oval cabochon carnelians in flat open-work filigree mountings on either side of similar center pendant hung with short chains holding tiny hollow balls.

Measurements: L. 33 cm (incl. pendants) Weight 27 g


Provenance: Kabul


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Object: Ankle bracelet

Material/technique: Silver alloy / hand-crafted


Brief description: Silver chain hung with small hollow bell-shaped balls. Heart (stamped PC 100) and leaf fastening at either end.

Measurements: L. 25 cm Weight 44 g


Provenance: Kabul


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Object: Earring

Material/technique: Silver alloy / hand-crafted


Brief description: Silver loop holding triangle with small turquoise bead in center, from lower edge hang three chains with tiny flat diamond-shaped cut-outs on either side of a shorter chain with round embossed cut-out.

Measurements: L. 8 cm (incl. loop) W. 2 cm Weight 12 g

Condition: Worn

Provenance: Kabul


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Object: Earring



Brief description: Silver loops with square and floral-shaped appliques with turquoise bead in center, holding hollow open-work dome-shaped pendant; from lower rim hang thin chains ending in two green and one orange glass bead and two black and one orange glass bead.

Measurements: L. 7.5 cm (incl. loop) Weight 17 g

Condition: Worn

Provenance: Kabul


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Object: Ring

Material/technique: Silver alloy, stone / hand-crafted


Brief description: Silver ring with flat oval lapis stone decorated at each side with cluster of granulations.

Measurements: Dia. 2 cm Weight 5 g

Condition: Worn

Provenance: Kabul


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Object: Pendant

Material/technique: Silver, glass, coral / hand-crafted


Brief description: Hollow leaf-shaped pendant, small loop at top, gilded surface decorated with triangular designs of minute granulations with decorated red glass (glass with red paper) tear-shaped motif in center. From five loops at lower edge hang ten wound silver stems ending in tiny coral beads. Kazakh.

Measurements: L. 8 cm (incl. loop and beads) W. 5 cm D. 0.6 cm Weight 37 g


Provenance: Kabul


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Object: Pendant

Material/technique: Silver, glass, coral / hand-crafted


Brief description: Hollow pear-shaped pendant with scalloped edge, small loop at top, gilded surface decorated with triangular designs of minute granulations with decorated red glass (glass with red paper) tear-shaped motif in center. From five loops at lower edge hang 10 wound silver stems ending in tiny coral beads. Kazakh.

Measurements: L. 9 cm (incl. loop and beads) W. 4.5 cm D. 0.5 cm Weight 37 g


Provenance: Kabul


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