Mongolian?

ham · 28th January 2006, 11:49 PM

Erlikhan,

This is very decorative work but not historically accurate and so subject to doubt-- the most general possible form of the lohar has been retained, but the workmanship itself is thoroughly contemporary. This includes the motifs, lavish use of precious metal and stones. By the same token, if the metal were to be revealed as plated brass and the stones as plastic, it would to no less an extent indicate modern work so distant is it from what it purports to represent. If you are in Istanbul, you will find numerous examples in the Grand Bazaar offered by the Central Asian contingent. Interestingly, the film TROY had many of its costumes and properties composed by the same shops, reputedly by Turkmen and Afghan refugees in Pakistan.

Ham

28th January 2006, 11:49 PM	#10
ham Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 190	Erlikhan, This is very decorative work but not historically accurate and so subject to doubt-- the most general possible form of the lohar has been retained, but the workmanship itself is thoroughly contemporary. This includes the motifs, lavish use of precious metal and stones. By the same token, if the metal were to be revealed as plated brass and the stones as plastic, it would to no less an extent indicate modern work so distant is it from what it purports to represent. If you are in Istanbul, you will find numerous examples in the Grand Bazaar offered by the Central Asian contingent. Interestingly, the film TROY had many of its costumes and properties composed by the same shops, reputedly by Turkmen and Afghan refugees in Pakistan. Ham