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Medallions (a coin with two sides, one concave and the other convex)
(رصائع قطعة نقدية ذات وجهين الأوّل مقعّر والثاني محدّب)

Title	Medallions (a coin with two sides, one concave and the other convex)
Title Original	رصائع قطعة نقدية ذات وجهين الأوّل مقعّر والثاني محدّب
Publication Place	- Setif National Museum
Subject	Engraved silver.
Type	Other
Language	Undetermined
Digital	Yes
Manuscript	No
Physical Dimensions	قطر: 2 سم (كل رصيعة)؛ الوزن: 1 غ (كل رصيعة)
Library:	Museum With No Frontiers
Library Asset ID	bjx.01, bjx.02
Record ID	object;ISL;dz;Mus01;45;ar
Library Location	Setif National Museum
Notes	Each of these two circular metal plates carries on its upper part a ring decorated with three prominent lines that are only decorated on one side. Medallion (01) is decorated with broad, roughly executed curved lines, resembling intermittent interlacing. The medallion (02) represents the same type of discontinuous interlacing engraved with broad curved lines, but it is more finely engraved and better centered. The latter is also decorated with three perforated triangles. The presence of rings indicates that these medallions were used as necklaces.
Sample Text	Houria Cherid “Medals (a coin with two sides, one concave and the other convex)” in Discover Islamic Art. Museum Without Borders, 2026. https://islamicart.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;ISL;dz;Mus01;45;ar

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Medallions (a coin with two sides, one concave and the other convex)

(رصائع قطعة نقدية ذات وجهين الأوّل مقعّر والثاني محدّب)

Publication Place - Setif National Museum

Subject Engraved silver.

Type Other

Language Undetermined

Digital Yes

Manuscript No

Physical Dimensions قطر: 2 سم (كل رصيعة)؛ الوزن: 1 غ (كل رصيعة)

Library Museum With No Frontiers

Library Asset ID bjx.01, bjx.02

Record ID object;ISL;dz;Mus01;45;ar

Library Location Setif National Museum

Notes Each of these two circular metal plates carries on its upper part a ring decorated with three prominent lines that are only decorated on one side. Medallion (01) is decorated with broad, roughly executed curved lines, resembling intermittent interlacing. The medallion (02) represents the same type of discontinuous interlacing engraved with broad curved lines, but it is more finely engraved and better centered. The latter is also decorated with three perforated triangles. The presence of rings indicates that these medallions were used as necklaces.

Sample Text Houria Cherid “Medals (a coin with two sides, one concave and the other convex)” in Discover Islamic Art. Museum Without Borders, 2026. https://islamicart.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;ISL;dz;Mus01;45;ar