Earrings^The Met Store Kashan Carpet Square Drop Earrings
$63.75
Unique art jewelry inspired by The Met collection.Details18K gold plateLapis stonesPrinted paperEpoxyPierced, with surgi…
Unique art jewelry inspired by The Met collection.
- 18K gold plate
- Lapis stones
- Printed paper
- Epoxy
- Pierced, with surgical steel ear posts
- 1 1/2”L x 3/4”W
- Clean with a damp cloth and dry with a soft, clean cloth
The colorful patterns punctuating these eye-catching earrings come from a magnificent 16th-century Kashan carpet in The Met’s Islamic Art collection. Named after an Iranian city where silk carpets have long been produced, Kashan carpets with such a fine, entirely silk construction are rare and intricate creations; only about 20 are known to survive, and four are in the Museum’s holdings. This particular example belongs to a small group of silk weavings with an exceptionally high knot density. Rows upon rows of small, hand-tied knots reveal spectacular patterns.
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