المؤلف
Unknown
تاريخ النشر
1859
مكان النشر
Oran (made) -
الموضوع
Jewellery Africa Metalwork
النوع
أخرى
اللغة
غير محدد
رقمي
نعم
مخطوط
لا
الأبعاد الفيزيائية
Height: 10cm, Width: 8.7cm
المكتبة
Victoria and Albert Museum
معرف أصل المكتبة
304&A-1904
رقم السجل
304&A-1904
موقع المكتبة
Middle East Section
التاريخ
1859
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. Earrings like these, with a simple pattern of triangles like the teeth of a saw, were worn mainly in Algeria, although they were also worn in neighbouring Tunisia and Libya. They were described as having the name halak when they were acquired by the Museum in 1904, but this is a generic name for earrings. They are usually described today by their specific Berber name of timcherreft or mcharraf .
نص عينة
Minervaâs head with the number 2 and the letter 'Ù', in a barrel-shaped frame. Translation Mark for 800 standard silver, Oran, 1859 onwards. Note On the flat section between the hoop and the serrated part.
Malzemeler ve teknikler
Silver Silver
Parçalar
Earring, Earring
Fiziksel açıklama
Pair of large silver earrings, each made from a hoop of wire with each end flattened with a hole in its centre. There is a row of triangles like the teeth of a saw, decorated with tiny cast domes, along both sides of the lower edge, giving a serrated effect.