Dorsal Plait Ornament
Object type: Ornament
Department: Islamic Art
Date: late 19th–early 20th century
Medium: Silver; fire-gilded, with stamped and applied decoration, Persian silver coins, table-cut carnelians, loop-in-loop chains, bells, and cordiform pendants
Dimensions: H. 22 3/8 in. (56.8 cm)
W. 5 3/4 in. (14.7 cm)
Classification: Jewelry
Geography: Attributed to     Central Asia or Iran 
Credit line: Gift of Marshall and Marilyn R. Wolf, 2005
Accession year: 2005