Earring pendants

NameEarrings

DateLate 19th-early 20th century

Place madeSanaa or Taiz, Yemen, West Asia, Asia

MediumSilver

Dimensions4 1/2 × 29 1/2 × 5/16 in. (11.5 × 75 × 0.75 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of James McGrath, A.2015.73.94ab

Object numberA.2015.73.94ab

Collections

Asia

DescriptionTwo open, circular rings at top; two bells attached to bottom ring. Bell-shaped pendant is curved at top and flat at bottom, and decorated with applied filigree figure eights.Ten chains hang from five rings at bottom of pendant, each with a bell at the end.