Earring
| Title | Earring |
|---|---|
| Publication Place | Afghanistan (made) - |
| Subject | Jewellery |
| Type | Other |
| Language | Undetermined |
| Digital | Yes |
| Manuscript | No |
| Physical Dimensions | Length: 6.7cm |
| Library: | Victoria and Albert Museum |
| Library Asset ID | ME.49-2019 |
| Record ID | ME.49-2019 |
| Library Location | Middle East Section |
| Notes | Silver and glass earring from Afghanistan |
| Malzemeler ve teknikler | silver and glass, wirework |
| Fiziksel açıklama | A silver earring set with red, green and blue glass stones. The circular hook of wire at the top has a tapering tail at a slanting angle. The wire continues down, wrapped in wire which itself is wrapped in coils of finer silver wire. At the bottom there is a globular openwork element made of coils of wire set with glass stones in the upper part and girded with a silver band in the middle which is embellished with silver balls mounted with encircling fillets of beaded wire. The earring terminates with a red glass stone set in a wire clasp soldered onto the end of the earring wire. |
