نویسنده
Unknown
تاریخ انتشار
1860
محل انتشار
Damascus (made) -
موضوع
Jewellery Metalwork
نوع
دیگر
زبان
نامشخص
دیجیتال
بله
نسخه خطی
خیر
ابعاد فیزیکی
Length: 3.2cm
کتابخانه
Victoria and Albert Museum
شناسه دارایی کتابخانه
860-1873
شماره ثبت
860-1873
محل کتابخانه
Middle East Section
تاریخ
1860
یادداشتها
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.