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Collection Online as of September 4, 2026

A silver jewelry piece features a textured, avian-shaped top clasp with a side loop and central pin. Three braided chains hang vertically, each punctuated midway by a small circular pendant embossed with a stylized face. Each chain terminates in a spherical bead above a larger medallion decorated with a cluster of raised circles. Dark patina settles in the recesses of the matte silver, emphasizing the intricate relief across the ornaments and chain links.

Clasp (part 1)

early 1900s

Palestine, Ramallah

silver
Overall: 12.7 cm (5 in.)
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade 1916.474.a
Location: Not on view
  • ?–1916
    Mr. Jeptha Homer Wade II [1857–1926] and Mrs. Ellen Garretson Wade [1859–1917], Cleveland, OH, given to the Cleveland Museum of Art
    1916–
    The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
  • Weir, Shelagh. Palestinian Costume. London: Published for the Trustees of the British Museum by British Museum Publications, 1989. Comparative Material Reproduced: pp. 16–17
    Völger, Gisela, Karin von Welck, and Katharina Hackstein. Pracht und Geheimnis: Kleidung und Schmuck aus Palästina und Jordanien : Katalog der Sammlung Widad Kawar zu einer Ausstellung des Rautenstrauch-Joest-Museums der Stadt Köln in Zusammenarbeit mit dem Institute of Archaeology and Anthropology der Yarmuk Universität in Irbid. Köln: Rautenstrauch-Joest-Museum der Stadt Köln, 1991. Comparative Material Reproduced: p. 280, item 101
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