Turkmen Asyk Heart/Cordiform Pendants 2

Turkmen "Asyk" Heart Cordiform Pendants 2 Approx. 3 1/2" long x 2 1/2" wide Approx 80% silver with 90% Gold fire gilding with original Carnelian insets 80% or higher hammered and stamped silver  Antique and vintage Tribal Heirlooms were often made of melted colonial high silver content coins and rarely marked or hallmarked. Worn by the Turkmen People of Central Asia, Asyk Pendants were usually Incorporated in braided hair by use of plaits, or larger Asyk were worn as a back or pectoral ornament. Having many sizes and decorative styles, uniformly they appear as a symbol which to the Western eye is a heart. It is possible the Asyk also represented the protective head of a spear. The exact historical significance of the symbol significance is lost in time. Different tribal groups in the region adorn their Asyk by using different techniques. Groups in Northern Afghanistan created unadorned silver pieces without etching or gold fire gilding. Their Asyk include the orange Carnelian cabochon