Element from a Necklace
12th century
Country
Syria
Object
amulet
Medium
gold filigree
Accession Number
1958.3
Credit Line
Museum Purchase
Element from a Necklace. 12th century. gold filigree. Museum Purchase. 1958.3.
Dimensions
height: 2 1/2 in, 6.3500 cm; width: 3 in, 7.6200 cm; depth: .375 in, 0.9525 cm
Department
Arts of Asia
Collection
Arts of Asia
Element from a Necklace
Syria or Egypt
1300s, Mamluk period
Gold filigree
Museum purchase
1958.3
This centerpiece from a woman’s necklace was made in the region of Greater Syria when it was part of the empire of the Mamluk dynasty (1250-1517). Both the technique of filigree gold-working and the design motifs – scrolls, a medallion, and birds – had been known in West Asia and the Mediterranean since 3000 BC. The shape, however, is similar to the Mongolian “cloud collar,” and reflects the influences of successive waves of Central Asian invaders from the 1000s.
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