pin

Translator: 
Euphrosyne Rizopoulou-Egoumenidou
Author: 
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.