Pendant

Unknown Artist

11th century

Pendant by Unknown Artist

Medium

Gold, fabricated from sheet, decorated with bitumen-highlighted incising, twisted wire, and granulation, set with garnets, turquoise, and other precious stones, probably tourmalines

Dimensions

H. 3 1/8 in. (7.9 cm) W. 1 7/8 in. (4.8 cm)

Classification

Jewelry

Department

Islamic Art

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Purchase, Richard S. Perkins Gift, 1977

Accession Number

1977.9

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