المؤلف
Unknown
تاريخ النشر
1850
مكان النشر
Jerusalem (made) -
الموضوع
Jewellery Metalwork
النوع
أخرى
اللغة
غير محدد
رقمي
نعم
مخطوط
لا
المكتبة
Victoria and Albert Museum
معرف أصل المكتبة
857-1873
رقم السجل
857-1873
موقع المكتبة
Middle East Section
التاريخ
1850
ملاحظات
Earrings, in a wide variety of designs, were worn by women throughout the Islamic world. This example was acquired for the Museum in Jerusalem in 1873, for 11 shillings the pair. The circular wire and the design of a semi-circle of rays ending in stylised beads are much more typical of the kind of earring worn in the Balkans, particularly in Bulgaria, than those from the Syrian region. It is possible that it was an import, brought by a pilgrim to the Holy City, but it is equally likely to have been made locally. The traditional jewellery of the region shows influences from a wide range of sources, reflecting Syriaâs strong trading traditions and central location.
Malzemeler ve teknikler
Silver and silver-plate with granulation Silver Plated Granulation
Parçalar
Earring, Earring
Fiziksel açıklama
Semi-circular pendent earring attached to a circular wire. The pendant consists of a central boss, decorated with triangles of granules, on a flat border of twisted wire. The central boss is surrounded on its lower half by 11 hollow beads on short stems of twisted wire which form a halo round the lower half of the disc.
