splinga
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724
Translator:
Euphrosyne Rizopoulou-Egoumenidou
Description:
Inv. no. 119: Silver splinga (pin). Its head is a filigree spherical bead with a red paste (glass stone) at the top. Five chains with five ottoman coin imitations and two tiny, heart-shaped elements of sheet silver, hang from a ring at the upper end of the shank. This type of pin was used as the central part of a “chest pin” or for fastening and decorating the headscarf.
Dimensions: Height: 11.6 cm. Chain length: 8.8 cm.
Bibliography:
E. Ριζoπoύλoυ-Ηγoυμεvίδoυ, Η Εθνογραφική Συλλογή του Ομίλου Λαϊκής, Πολιτιστικό Κέντρο Ομίλου Λαϊκής, Λευκωσία 2006, 288 σελίδες.