المؤلف
Unknown
تاريخ النشر
1850
مكان النشر
Egypt (made) -
الموضوع
Jewellery Africa Metalwork
النوع
أخرى
اللغة
غير محدد
رقمي
نعم
مخطوط
لا
الأبعاد الفيزيائية
(at widest point) diameter: 5.3cm, Height: 3.5cm
المكتبة
Victoria and Albert Museum
معرف أصل المكتبة
326-1904
رقم السجل
326-1904
موقع المكتبة
Middle East Section
التاريخ
1850
ملاحظات
Bracelets were part of traditional costume in most Islamic cultures, and were always originally worn in matching pairs. Tribal peoples, such as the Bedouin, usually wore stiff circular or penannular bracelets, rather than the flexible and hinged bracelets which were more common among urban women. Bracelets like this, with flaring ends, are typical of North Africa from the Maghreb to Egypt. This example was described as âModern Egyptianâ when it was acquired by the Museum in 1904, and probably came from the Western Desert, along the border with Libya, as is shown by the three fluted bosses riveted to the band. These bracelets are usually made of silver, and although many must have been made of copper or copper alloy for poorer women in the past, very few in this material have survived from the 19th century.
Malzemeler ve teknikler
Brass, incising Brass Incising
Fiziksel açıklama
Penannular bracelet made from a strip of brass which widens at each end. The outside is decorated with hatched bands and three applied fluted studs, two conical either side of a central lozenge shape.