Pair of Crescent-Shaped Earrings, Islamic (Seljuk), ca. 11th-12th century
Gold, wrapped with modern 22 carat gold ear wires
height: 4.12 cm; 1 5/8 in.
Provenance
Private Collection (Europe), assembled 1980s or earlier.
Literature
Comparanda:
Tait, Hugh; Jewelry. 7000 Years (London, 1986) p.16 no.336
Jenkins, Marilyn & Manuel Keene; Islamic Jewelry in the Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, 1983) nos. 48, 50-51