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Ornaments from the East. From Patti Birch's collection (USA)

At the exhibition you can see about 100 best works from a very rare and carefully selected collection of Ms Patti Cadby Birch, a famous collector and connoisseur of fine arts. The visitor gets a good chance to get acquainted with the jewelry art of the East, mostly from Iran, dating back to X - XVI cent. The owner of the collection was present at the Opening ceremony. According to Ms Patti Birch, "The ancient jewelry ornaments possess some unexplainable beauty. They seem to be submitting a clue to the understanding of the lost civilizations".

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Patti Cadby Birch at the opening ceremony of the exhibition

 

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