A Fatimid gold earring, Egypt or Syria, circa 11th century

Estimate

4,000 - 6,000 GBP

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Description

Gold

of crescent box form composed of filigree and granulated gold wire, hinged suspension loop

Catalogue Note

This earring is characteristically Fatimid in form and decoration. Worked in the popular crescent moon (hilal) shape, it relates to a closely comparable pair of earrings in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, inv. no. 1979.278.2a,b.