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Earring

Title	Earring
Author	Unknown
Publication Date:	1850
Publication Place	Egypt (made) -
Subject	Jewellery Metalwork Islam Africa
Type	Other
Language	Undetermined
Digital	Yes
Manuscript	No
Library:	Victoria and Albert Museum
Library Asset ID	303&A-1901
Record ID	303&A-1901
Library Location	Middle East Section
Date	1850
Notes	These two pendants were described as a pair of earrings when they were acquired by the Museum in 1901, but they are not identical, although very similar. They were worn at either side of the face, either through the ear or more often hooked into the hair or head covering. Although the filigree is typical of the kind made throughout the Ottoman Empire the marks show that they were made in Egypt.
Sample Text	'Ù©Ù ' over wavy line with a loop at the right end, in square frame.TranslationMark for 900 standard silver.NoteOn front of filigree section, in the lower centre., A stylised cat, walking to right and facing out, with the Arabic numerals Ù©Ù at lower left, in an oval frame.TranslationMark for 900 standard silver, Egypt, c.1839-1920.NoteOn front of filigree section, in the lower centre.
Malzemeler ve teknikler	Silver filigree Silver Filigree
Parçalar	Earring, Earring
Fiziksel açıklama	Two pendants, each consisting of a rectangular open filigree plaque hanging horizontally by two chains from a plain wire hook. Each has nine loops along the lower edge.

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Earring

Author Unknown

Publication Date 1850

Publication Place Egypt (made) -

Subject Jewellery Metalwork Islam Africa

Type Other

Language Undetermined

Digital Yes

Manuscript No

Library Victoria and Albert Museum

Library Asset ID 303&A-1901

Record ID 303&A-1901

Library Location Middle East Section

Date 1850

Notes These two pendants were described as a pair of earrings when they were acquired by the Museum in 1901, but they are not identical, although very similar. They were worn at either side of the face, either through the ear or more often hooked into the hair or head covering. Although the filigree is typical of the kind made throughout the Ottoman Empire the marks show that they were made in Egypt.

Sample Text 'Ù©Ù ' over wavy line with a loop at the right end, in square frame.TranslationMark for 900 standard silver.NoteOn front of filigree section, in the lower centre., A stylised cat, walking to right and facing out, with the Arabic numerals Ù©Ù at lower left, in an oval frame.TranslationMark for 900 standard silver, Egypt, c.1839-1920.NoteOn front of filigree section, in the lower centre.

Malzemeler ve teknikler Silver filigree Silver Filigree

Parçalar Earring, Earring

Fiziksel açıklama Two pendants, each consisting of a rectangular open filigree plaque hanging horizontally by two chains from a plain wire hook. Each has nine loops along the lower edge.