Floral medallion
The reverse side of a dress bodice is decorated with floral medallions like this example. These medallions were made to represent the sun, and they offered the wearer protection from evil. Diameter = 45mm. Collected by Elizabeth Kay Norris.
Object Summary
- Accession Loan No.
- 565/2005/27
- Category
- Ethnography
- Collection Class
- Personal ornament
- Collection Area Region
- Central Asia
- Material
- felted wool | glass | | |
- Common Name
- floral medallion
- Simple Name
- medallion
- Inscription Transcription
- Afghan button; £1.50
- Production Town
- Production Country
- Afghanistan
- Production Person Initials
- Production Person Surname
- Production Year Low
- Production Year High
- 2005
