Title: Locket Pendant, Possibly a Pomander, in Shape of Shell with Animal-Headed Cap Flanked by a Small Bird on Sides
Object type: Pendant
Date: 17th century
Medium: Gold; cast, embossed and engraved, inlayed with turquoise and ruby
Dimensions: H. 1 7/8 in. (4.8 cm)
W. 1 1/8 in. (2.9 cm)
 D. 5/8 in. (1.6 cm)
Classification: Jewelry
Credit line: Purchase, Louis E. and Theresa S. Seley Purchase Fund for Islamic Art, A. Robert Towbin Gift, funds from various donors and Josephine L. Berger-Nadler Gift, 2009
Geography: Attributed to    India Deccan     
Department: Islamic Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Tags: term: Birds, term: Shells