المؤلف
Unknown
تاريخ النشر
1856
مكان النشر
Tunisia (made) -
الموضوع
Jewellery Africa Metalwork
النوع
أخرى
اللغة
غير محدد
رقمي
نعم
مخطوط
لا
الأبعاد الفيزيائية
Height: 14.1cm, Width: 7cm
المكتبة
Victoria and Albert Museum
معرف أصل المكتبة
331&A-1904
رقم السجل
331&A-1904
موقع المكتبة
Middle East Section
التاريخ
1856
ملاحظات
The traditional jewellery of the Berber tribes of North Africa is almost always made of silver in heavy, clearly-defined shapes. Although individual pieces rarely date back any earlier than the 19th century, the designs are very old, and European observers liked to find traces of Roman or Phoenician influence. The use of ring brooches to fasten womenâs traditional clothing is universal across the region and dates back to late Roman times. Most of these brooches are penannular in shape, with large decorative heads, but these are of a very basic design which could have been made at any time in the last 2,000 years. They were worn in pairs, just below the shoulders, to hold the dress together, and were worn upside down, with the pin pointing upwards. They were often linked together by a chain. This design was most common in rural areas in the west of Tunisia, but they are also found across the border in Algeria. The marks on these show that they were made in Tunisia.
نص عينة
Partial marks of Arabic characters in an hexagonal frame.TranslationSekka standard mark.NoteOn the pin, and on the sides of the terminals., Partial marks of Arabic characters in an hexagonal frame.TranslationProbably the Sahha mark.NoteOn the sides of the terminals.
Malzemeler ve teknikler
Cast silver Silver
Parçalar
Pin, Pin
Fiziksel açıklama
Pair of penannular ring brooches with long pins. Each consists of a hoop of thick silver wire with each end thickened into a solid rectangle. The hoop is decorated all over with short sections of diagonal lines. The pin is a length of thick wire pointed at one end and flattened at the other to form a loop before being wrapped round the end of the pin to secure it.
