Description / Inventoryof Donations Presented to the
Afghanistan-Museum in Exile
by
Mr. Aminullah Hatef, BerneAccession numbers: 2005.972 – 983 Inventory numbers: AH 01 - 12
Accession 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 Photograph:
Accession number: 2005.973 Inventory number: AH 02 Object: Necklace Material/technique: Silver alloy, stone, glass / hand-crafted Origin/Period: Afghanistan / 20th C. 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 Donated by: Mr. Aminullah Hatef, Berne, Switzerland Photograph:
Accession number: 2005.974 Inventory number: AH 03 Object: Necklace Material/technique: Silver alloy, glass, stone / hand-crafted Origin/Period: Afghanistan / 20th C. 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. Measurements: L. 33 cm (incl. pendant) Weight 20 g Condition: Tarnished Provenance: Kabul Donated by: Mr. Aminullah Hatef, Berne, Switzerland Photograph:
Accession number: 2005.975 Inventory number: AH 04 Object: Necklace Material/technique: Silver alloy, glass / hand-crafted Origin/Period: Afghanistan / 20th C. 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. Measurements: L. 28 cm (incl. pendant) Weight 40 g Condition: Worn Provenance: Kabul Donated by: Mr. Aminullah Hatef, Berne, Switzerland Photograph:
Accession number: 2005.976 Inventory number: AH 05 Object: Necklace Material/technique: Silver alloy, glass / hand-crafted Origin/Period: Afghanistan / 20th C. 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 Donated by: Mr. Aminullah Hatef, Berne, Switzerland Photograph:
Accession number: 2005.977 Inventory number: AH 06 Object: Necklace Material/technique: Silver alloy, stone / hand-crafted Origin/Period: Afghanistan / 20th C. 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 Condition: Tarnished Provenance: Kabul Donated by: Mr. Aminullah Hatef, Berne, Switzerland Photograph:
Accession number: 2005.978 Inventory number: AH 07 Object: Ankle bracelet Material/technique: Silver alloy / hand-crafted Origin/Period: Afghanistan / 20th C. 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 Condition: Tarnished Provenance: Kabul Donated by: Mr. Aminullah Hatef, Berne, Switzerland Photograph:
Accession number: 2005.979 Inventory number: AH 08 Object: Earring Material/technique: Silver alloy / hand-crafted Origin/Period: Afghanistan / 20th C. 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 Donated by: Mr. Aminullah Hatef, Berne, Switzerland Photograph:
Accession number: 2005.980 Inventory number: AH 09 Object: Earring Material/technique: Silver alloy, glass / hand-crafted Origin/Period: Afghanistan / 20th C. 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 Donated by: Mr. Aminullah Hatef, Berne, Switzerland Photograph:
Accession number: 2005.981 Inventory number: AH 10 Object: Ring Material/technique: Silver alloy, stone / hand-crafted Origin/Period: Afghanistan / 20th C. 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 Donated by: Mr. Aminullah Hatef, Berne, Switzerland Photograph:
Accession number: 2005.982 Inventory number: AH 11 Object: Pendant Material/technique: Silver, glass, coral / hand-crafted Origin/Period: Afghanistan / 20th C. 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 Condition: Tarnished Provenance: Kabul Donated by: Mr. Aminullah Hatef, Berne, Switzerland Photograph:
Accession number: 2005.983 Inventory number: AH 12 Object: Pendant Material/technique: Silver, glass, coral / hand-crafted Origin/Period: Afghanistan / 20th C. 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 Condition: Tarnished Provenance: Kabul Donated by: Mr. Aminullah Hatef, Berne, Switzerland Photograph:
Copyright © - Photo/Text: Stiftung Foundation Bibliotheca Afghanica - Afghanistan Museum, Carla Grissmann, 2005
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