4969
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Pair of Uyger Silver Earrings
Kashmir & Jammu, Northern India early 20th century
width: 3.2cm: combined wight: 13.12g
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Provenance
Collection of the late Paul Walter, New York, probably acquired in London.
This pair of fine silver earrings is from the Uyger people of western China. They comprise silver filigree work together with applied spangles and granulation.
They have a crescent shape suggestive of Islamic influence.
The pair are in a fine, wearable condition.