Earrings
Earring
1700-1799 (made)
1700-1799 (made)
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These earrings are said to have been bought at Trebizond in the 19th century. They are not typical of Turkish jewellery of the time, and are more reminiscent in style and technique of medieval Islamic jewellery. They may have been made in Syria in the 18th century; there is a similar, less sophisticated, pair in the Linden Museum at Stuttgart.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Title | Earrings (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Sheet gold decorated with filigree and granulation and set with turquoises |
| Brief description | Pair of gold wishbone earrings decorated with granulation and filigree and set with turquoise, Syria, 1700-1799. |
| Physical description | Pair of gold earrings decorated with granulation and turquoise. Each earring is shaped like a hollow wishbone decorated with granule decoration. There is a lozenge, made from wire rings soldered together, in the central space between the two sides of the wishbone. There is a turquoise in a cylindrical mount set on the front and back of the lozenge. The wire is made from twisted wire and curves across the space between the two ends of the wish bone. It is hinged at one end, and has a loop at the other, which is secured by a pin fastening. |
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| Summary | These earrings are said to have been bought at Trebizond in the 19th century. They are not typical of Turkish jewellery of the time, and are more reminiscent in style and technique of medieval Islamic jewellery. They may have been made in Syria in the 18th century; there is a similar, less sophisticated, pair in the Linden Museum at Stuttgart. |
| Bibliographic reference | Similar illustrated on p.84 of 'Arts and crafts of Syria', J. Kalter, London 1992. |
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| Accession number | 469&A-1883 |
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| Record created | April 15, 2003 |
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