- Object Name:
- Marriage Necklace Beads
- Place Made:
- San'a (Yemen)
- Date:
- late 19th-early 20th century with later addition
- Medium:
- Silver: filigree, gilt and hand-worked
- Dimensions:
- 1 1/2 × 19 1/2 in. (3.8 × 49.5 cm)
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Theodore R. Racoosin
- Accession Number:
- JM 38-79
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The filigree beads originally belonged to a large necklace (called dugag) which was part of the jewelry of brides in San'a, Yemen. At some point they were made into a shorter necklace with the addition of a silver chain that was probably made in Kurdistan.
Information may change as a result of ongoing research.