Author
Unknown
Publication Date
1850
Publication Place
Jerusalem (made) -
Subject
Jewellery Metalwork
Type
Other
Language
Undetermined
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Library
Victoria and Albert Museum
Library Asset ID
857-1873
Record ID
857-1873
Library Location
Middle East Section
Date
1850
Notes
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.
