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Breast ornament

Title	Breast ornament
Author	Unknown
Publication Date:	1860
Publication Place	Syria (made) -
Subject	Jewellery Metalwork
Type	Other
Language	Undetermined
Digital	Yes
Manuscript	No
Library:	Victoria and Albert Museum
Library Asset ID	1544-1873
Record ID	1544-1873
Library Location	Middle East Section
Date	1860
Notes	The traditional jewellery of the Syrian region, which incorporated much of Palestine, Jordan and Lebanon as well as Syria itself in the 19th century, shows influences from a wide range of sources, reflecting Syriaâs strong trading traditions and central location. The jewellery worn in towns, which is often Ottoman in style, is frequently very different from that worn by the nomadic Bedouin, whose characteristic silver jewellery is much better known today. This chain was described as a znak , when it was acquired by the Museum. This is a generic Arabic name in the region for chains worn under the chin to hold various kinds of headdress in place. The hooks at the ends were fastened into the cloth of the headdress at either side of the face, so that the long chains in the centre fell down over the wearerâs chest. It was bought for eight shillings at the International Exhibition, London, in 1872, as an example of traditional Syrian jewellery.
Malzemeler ve teknikler	Silver-plated chains and flat pendants with silver coins Plated Silver
Fiziksel açıklama	Length of panzer chain with a plaque at each end shaped like a stylised flower with a hook on its back. There are nine chains hanging from the panzer chain. Five are long and made of tight loop-in-loop chain and these alternate with four shorter, looser loop-in-loop chains. There are rings threaded along the length of each of these chains holding coin and wedge-shaped pendants, and the five longer chains each has a hollow spherical pendant at its end.

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Breast ornament

Author Unknown

Publication Date 1860

Publication Place Syria (made) -

Subject Jewellery Metalwork

Type Other

Language Undetermined

Digital Yes

Manuscript No

Library Victoria and Albert Museum

Library Asset ID 1544-1873

Record ID 1544-1873

Library Location Middle East Section

Date 1860

Notes The traditional jewellery of the Syrian region, which incorporated much of Palestine, Jordan and Lebanon as well as Syria itself in the 19th century, shows influences from a wide range of sources, reflecting Syriaâs strong trading traditions and central location. The jewellery worn in towns, which is often Ottoman in style, is frequently very different from that worn by the nomadic Bedouin, whose characteristic silver jewellery is much better known today. This chain was described as a znak , when it was acquired by the Museum. This is a generic Arabic name in the region for chains worn under the chin to hold various kinds of headdress in place. The hooks at the ends were fastened into the cloth of the headdress at either side of the face, so that the long chains in the centre fell down over the wearerâs chest. It was bought for eight shillings at the International Exhibition, London, in 1872, as an example of traditional Syrian jewellery.

Malzemeler ve teknikler Silver-plated chains and flat pendants with silver coins Plated Silver

Fiziksel açıklama Length of panzer chain with a plaque at each end shaped like a stylised flower with a hook on its back. There are nine chains hanging from the panzer chain. Five are long and made of tight loop-in-loop chain and these alternate with four shorter, looser loop-in-loop chains. There are rings threaded along the length of each of these chains holding coin and wedge-shaped pendants, and the five longer chains each has a hollow spherical pendant at its end.