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Earring (generic title)

Title	Earring (generic title)
Author	Unknown
Publication Date:	1860
Publication Place	Damascus (made) -
Subject	Jewellery Metalwork
Type	Other
Language	Undetermined
Digital	Yes
Manuscript	No
Physical Dimensions	Length: 3.2cm
Library:	Victoria and Albert Museum
Library Asset ID	860-1873
Record ID	860-1873
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 or western in style, is frequently very different from that worn by the nomadic Bedouin, whose characteristic silver jewellery is much better known today. The small size of this earring and the fact that it is gilded suggest that it was made for urban wear. The crescent shape is typical of those worn throughout the Islamic world.
Malzemeler ve teknikler	Gilded silver filigree set with a turquoise Silver-Gilt Turquoise Filigree
Fiziksel açıklama	Silver-gilt crescent earring set with a turquoise. The wire is attached by a hinge at one end at right angles to the crescent (broken), and by a horizontal pin fastening at the other. The crescent is made from a strip of open zigzag wire framed on the outside by a row of hollow beads threaded on a wire. Inside the crescent are two more strips of zigzag wire, forming a âTâ, with a turquoise set in the centre where the bands meet.

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Earring (generic title)

Author Unknown

Publication Date 1860

Publication Place Damascus (made) -

Subject Jewellery Metalwork

Type Other

Language Undetermined

Digital Yes

Manuscript No

Physical Dimensions Length: 3.2cm

Library Victoria and Albert Museum

Library Asset ID 860-1873

Record ID 860-1873

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 or western in style, is frequently very different from that worn by the nomadic Bedouin, whose characteristic silver jewellery is much better known today. The small size of this earring and the fact that it is gilded suggest that it was made for urban wear. The crescent shape is typical of those worn throughout the Islamic world.

Malzemeler ve teknikler Gilded silver filigree set with a turquoise Silver-Gilt Turquoise Filigree

Fiziksel açıklama Silver-gilt crescent earring set with a turquoise. The wire is attached by a hinge at one end at right angles to the crescent (broken), and by a horizontal pin fastening at the other. The crescent is made from a strip of open zigzag wire framed on the outside by a row of hollow beads threaded on a wire. Inside the crescent are two more strips of zigzag wire, forming a âTâ, with a turquoise set in the centre where the bands meet.