نویسنده
Unknown
تاریخ انتشار
1856
محل انتشار
Tunisia (made) -
موضوع
Jewellery Africa Metalwork
نوع
دیگر
زبان
نامشخص
دیجیتال
بله
نسخه خطی
خیر
ابعاد فیزیکی
Height: 14.1cm, Width: 7cm
کتابخانه
Victoria and Albert Museum
شناسه دارایی کتابخانه
331&A-1904
شماره ثبت
331&A-1904
محل کتابخانه
Middle East Section
تاریخ
1856
یادداشتها
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.
متن نمونه
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.
