Crescent-Shaped Pendant with Confronted Birds, 11th century
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Crescent-Shaped Pendant with Confronted Birds

11th century

Medium
Gold, cloisonné enamel, turquoise; filigree
Classification
Jewelry
Dimensions
H. 1 3/4 in. (4.5 cm) W. 1 3/8 in. (3.5 cm)
Culture
Egypt
Museum
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Islamic Art
Credit line
Theodore M. Davis Collection, Bequest of Theodore M. Davis, 1915
Rights
Public domain (Open Access, CC0), as the museum states it.
Who can see it
Little Ones profiles and older: it shows gentle subjects for the very young. How works are placed

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