(Spink and Sons Ltd., London, England)
1987-present, purchase by the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)
Part of an Earring, between 1000 and 1100
- Islamic, Egyptian
Seed pearls and gold filigree
- Overall: 1 1/8 × 1 1/8 inches (2.9 × 2.9 cm)
Founders Society Purchase with funds from Mrs. Charles C. Andrews, Mr. and Mrs. Frank A. Germack, Jr., and Mrs. Victor W. Wertz
1986.100
On View
- Islamic N120
Department
Islamic Art
- Filigree
- Fatimid
- Gold and gold alloy
- Arabesque
- Pearls
- Earring
- Crescent (shape)
- Syria
- Egypt
- Seed pearls
Details
Spink, M., ed. ISLAMIC JEWELLERY. Sales cat., Spink and Son, Ltd. London, 1986, pp. 32-33 (ill).
Islamic, Egyptian, Part of an Earring, between 1000 and 1100, seed pearls and gold filigree. Detroit Institute of Arts, Founders Society Purchase with funds from Mrs. Charles C. Andrews, Mr. and Mrs. Frank A. Germack, Jr., et al., 1986.100.
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