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Gilded Silver & Blue Glass Ear Pendants
Islamic Katawaz Peoples, Pakistan/Afghanistan
19th century
length: 13.5cm, combined weight: 179g
These pendants were worn from the hair and headdress adjacent to the ears, being too heavy to be suspended from the ears. They comprise a 'basket' from
which a 'flowering tree' grows and are fabricated from embossed silver gilt plaques attached to a silver base and trimmed with dozens of blue glass beads secured
by fine wire.
They originate from the Islamic people of the Katawaz basin along the Afghanistan-Pakistan border.
References: Ear Pendants of similar form are illustrated in Ethnic Jewellery from Africa, Asia and Pacific Islands, Pepin Press, 2002, p. 117; and Al-Jadir, S., Arab
& Islamic Silver, Stacey International, 1981, p. 185.
Inventory no.: 596
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Gilded Silver & Blue Glass Ear Pendants
Islamic Katawaz Peoples, Pakistan/Afghanistan
19th century
length: 13.5cm, combined weight: 179g
These pendants were worn from the hair and headdress adjacent to the ears, being too heavy to be suspended from the ears. They comprise a 'basket' from
which a 'flowering tree' grows and are fabricated from embossed silver gilt plaques attached to a silver base and trimmed with dozens of blue glass beads secured
by fine wire.
They originate from the Islamic people of the Katawaz basin along the Afghanistan-Pakistan border.
References: Ear Pendants of similar form are illustrated in Ethnic Jewellery from Africa, Asia and Pacific Islands, Pepin Press, 2002, p. 117; and Al-Jadir, S., Arab
& Islamic Silver, Stacey International, 1981, p. 185.
Inventory no.: 596
This Item is available - Ask about this item
