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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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Cross-Shaped Tile

Object Name:: Cross-shaped tile
Date:: 13th century
Geography:: Iran, probably Kashan
Medium:: Stonepaste; inglaze painted in blue and turquoise and luster-painted on opaque white glaze
Dimensions:: 8 in. (20.3 cm) Wt. (whole group) 31 lbs. (14.1 kg)
Classification:: Ceramics
Credit Line:: H.O. Havemeyer Collection, Gift of Horace Havemeyer, 1941
Accession Number:: 41.165.33

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