Locket Pendant, Possibly a Pomander, in Shape of Shell with Animal-Headed Cap Flanked by a Small Bird on Sides

Medium

Gold; cast, embossed and engraved, inlayed with turquoise and ruby

Dimensions

H. 1 7/8 in. (4.8 cm) W. 1 1/8 in. (2.9 cm) D. 5/8 in. (1.6 cm)

Classification

Jewelry

Department

Islamic Art

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Purchase, Louis E. and Theresa S. Seley Purchase Fund for Islamic Art, A. Robert Towbin Gift, funds from various donors and Josephine L. Berger-Nadler Gift, 2009

Accession Number

2009.148a, b

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