Beautiful damascened pendant with a bird motif surrounded by flowers, gold decoration on a black background. Specialty of the city of Toledo in Spain, this technique is called "damascus" because of its resemblance to Byzantine damask silk tapestries.
In very good used condition from the mid-20th century.
Diameter 3.3 cm - weight 13 g
Beautiful damascened pendant with a bird motif surrounded by flowers, gold decoration on a black background. Specialty of the city of Toledo in Spain, this technique is called "damascus" because of its resemblance to Byzantine damask silk tapestries.
In very good used condition from the mid-20th century.
Diameter 3.3 cm - weight 13 g