Unknown
Pectoral ornament

Artist
CultureCentral Asia or Iran, Teke
Titles
  • Pectoral ornament
Datelate 19th–early 20th century
MediumBrass or silver, fire-gilded and chased, with openwork, decorated wire, perforated terminals, and pendants with carnelians
DimensionsAs worn: 17 11/16 × 3 1/8 × 3/8 in. (45 × 8 × 1 cm)
Credit LineGift of Louise Nasr
Object number2023.586
Not on view

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ProvenanceLouise Nasr was gifted this jewelry by her father-in-law in the early 1970s. They were brought from Iran to New York by Mrs. Nasr and her father-in-law.
Exhibition HistoryNever published or exhibited.
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