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Heart shaped dorsal pendant

Heart shaped dorsal pendant
(Asyk)
(early 20th century)

Medium
silver, wool, silk, cotton, carnelians, glass (beads), semi-precious stone

Measurements
85.0 × 15.0 × 20.0 cm

Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased, NGV Asian Art Acquisition Fund with the assistance of Graham and Vivien Knowles, Charles Goode AC and Cornelia Goode, 2013

Gallery location
Not on display

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Artwork Details

Place/s of Execution
Central Asia, Asia

Accession Number
2013.922

Department
Asian Art

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Physical description
Small pendant: silver, cabochon cut, bezel/collet set stones, engraving, silver wire, bells and pressed metal hangings. Large heart shaped dorsal: silver, silver wire decoration, bezel/collet set, table cut carnelians.