Crescent Pendant with Confronted Birds

معلاقة هلالية بطيرين

Crescent-Shaped Pendant with Confronted Birds; Metropolitan Museum of Art, accession 30.95.37.

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The Buyid, Fatimid and Seljuk Era

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A crescent-shaped gold pendant with enamel, turquoise and two facing birds, Egypt; eleventh century. Held at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. 1

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Arabesque· Girih· Hedwig glass· Islamic calligraphy· Islamic geometric patterns· Islamic lustreware· Kubachi ware· Mahmal

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  1. Metropolitan Museum Open Access
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