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Pair of Crescent-Shaped Earrings

Year Islamic (Seljuk), ca. 11th-12th century
Medium Gold, wrapped with modern 22 carat gold ear wires
Dimensions height: 4.12 cm; 1 5/8 in.

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Provenance

Private Collection (Europe), assembled 1980s or earlier.

Literature

Comparanda:

Tait, Hugh; Jewelry. 7000 Years (London, 1986) p.16 no.336
Jenkins, Marilyn & Manuel Keene; Islamic Jewelry in the Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, 1983) nos. 48, 50-51

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Pair of Crescent-Shaped Earrings by Unknown Artist — detail
Pair of Crescent-Shaped Earrings by Unknown Artist — detail
Pair of Crescent-Shaped Earrings by Unknown Artist — detail
Pair of Crescent-Shaped Earrings by Unknown Artist — detail
Pair of Crescent-Shaped Earrings by Unknown Artist — detail