Auction 81 - The Wily Lindwer Collection
Two Palestinian Chin Chains with Maria Theresa Coins
Opening: $250
Unsold
Two Palestinian (Iznaq / Znaq) chin chains with Maria Theresa coins. Palestine, Bethlehem and Ramallah Regions, [early 20th century].
Silver, cast; silver coins; filigree and granulation; beads.
Two (Christian) Palestinian chin chains, made to dangle from the sides of the head covering so as to adorn the sides of the face and the chin. The two ornaments differ from each other, but the basic design is identical: it involves a thick silver chain with two hooks (one at each end), an egg-shaped pendant made in filigree and granulation, a cross-shaped pendant with a bead at its center, and an 18th-century Austrian Maria Theresa Thaler silver coin.
Approx. 46X5 cm; Approx. 36X7 cm.
References: Palestinian Costume, p. 194; Pracht und Geheimnis, p. 280, item nos. 99-100.
Silver, cast; silver coins; filigree and granulation; beads.
Two (Christian) Palestinian chin chains, made to dangle from the sides of the head covering so as to adorn the sides of the face and the chin. The two ornaments differ from each other, but the basic design is identical: it involves a thick silver chain with two hooks (one at each end), an egg-shaped pendant made in filigree and granulation, a cross-shaped pendant with a bead at its center, and an 18th-century Austrian Maria Theresa Thaler silver coin.
Approx. 46X5 cm; Approx. 36X7 cm.
References: Palestinian Costume, p. 194; Pracht und Geheimnis, p. 280, item nos. 99-100.
Palestine
Palestine