Pendant

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 453

Although the religious establishment discouraged wearing precious metals and luxury jewelry, women were allowed to bedeck themselves with jewels especially if they were wedding presents. This pendant may have had a talismanic property, as the colored stones that adorn it often carried particular meanings - protection from evil eye or disease.

Pendant, Gold; granulation, set with pearls, turquoise and pink tourmaline

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Pendant, Gold; granulation, set with pearls, turquoise and pink tourmaline
Pendant, Gold; granulation, set with pearls, turquoise and pink tourmaline
Pendant, Gold; granulation, set with pearls, turquoise and pink tourmaline

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