Unknown
Armband

Artist
CultureCentral Asia or Iran, Teke
Titles
  • Armband
Datelate 19th–early 20th century
MediumSilver, fire-gilded and chased, with table cut carnelians
Dimensions4 1/4 × 3 1/16 × 2 3/8 in. (10.8 × 7.8 × 6.1 cm)
Credit LineGift of Louise Nasr
Object number2023.587
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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Catalogue raisonnén/a

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Overall front
Unknown
late 19th–early 20th century
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Overall front
Unknown
mid–late 19th century
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Overall front
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20th century (probably)
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Overall front
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