Gallery

A digital archive showcasing the extensive collection of jewellery and adornment images shared on the former Ethnic Jewels Ning site over the years. These images have significantly enriched discussions on cultural adornment and its global dispersion.

Belt with mother-of-pearl buckles. Jeruzalem / Palestine . Benaki Museum.

Posted by Jean-Marie Criel on March 3, 2016 at 2:56am

Belt with leaf-shaped, mother-of-pearl buckles. Late-Ottoman era, 19th century. Mother-of-pearl buckles with religious iconographical themes were often produced in Jerusalem for (Christian) pilgrims; belts made in northern Greek workshops were mainly engraved with secular subjects. Length of the belt: 101 cm. (Benaki Museum, Athens).

Comments

Jean-Marie Criel March 3, 2016 at 3:02am

The resolution of the picture is (too) low (alas...), but the info is interesting.

This reply was deleted.

You need to be a member of Adorned Histories to add comments!

Join Adorned Histories

Request your copy of our newsletter.

If you would like to receive our newsletter

Click here

#xg { position:relative;top:120px; } #xn_bar { top:120px; }

Hello, you need to enable JavaScript to use Adorned Histories.

Please check your browser settings or contact your system administrator.