Bidspirit auction | A Silver Breast Ornament ”Labbeh”,

A Silver Breast Ornament ”Labbeh”, Yemen, Late 19th Century - Description: Designed as a line of square elements beneath a weave of long tassels comprised of silver orbs and leaflets and connected between them with a silver chain. Length: 18 cm; width: 18 cm; total weight: 206 gr Literature: For comparison see, Chason, Rachel ”Later Islamic Jewelry”, Mayer Memorial Institute for Islamic Art, Jerusalem, 1987, p. 121