The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Art Object

Collecting Turkmen Jewelry: The Marshall and Marilyn R. Wolf Collection

In conjunction with the exhibition Turkmen Jewelry from the Collection of Marshall and Marilyn R. Wolf (on view October 9, 2012, through February 24, 2013), Marshall and Marilyn R. Wolf discuss their collecting practices and connection to The Metropolitan Museum of Art. From the first few pieces that grew into a large collection of traditional Turkmen jewelry, the couple's appreciation for the jewelry has followed them for decades and allowed them to develop unique insights into the practice of collecting.

The exhibition is made possible by the Hagop Kevorkian Fund.

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Fragment

Date:: early 7th century
Geography:: Syria
Medium:: Silk; serge weave, brocaded
Dimensions:: H. 34 1/2 in. (87.6 cm) W. 22 1/8 in. (56.2 cm)
Classification:: Reproductions
Credit Line:: Rogers Fund, 1909
Accession Number:: 09.50.2764

This artwork is not on display

Provenance

Friedrich FischbachCollection, Wiesbaden (until 1909; sold to Dr. Voos for MMA)
See also
What
Silk (33,873)

Fragments (15,192)

Twill (376)

Serge (4)
Where
Asia (68,072)

Syria (1,271)
When
A.D. 500-1000 (6,679)
In the Museum
Islamic Art (12,561)
Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History
The Eastern Mediterranean, 500–1000 A.D.