Author
Unknown
Publication Date
1850
Publication Place
North Africa (made) -
Subject
Jewellery Africa Metalwork
Type
Other
Language
Undetermined
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Library
Victoria and Albert Museum
Library Asset ID
M.92&A-1917
Record ID
M.92&A-1917
Library Location
Middle East Section
Date
1850
Notes
Anklets were worn with traditional dress in many Islamic cultures. They often contained small pellets, as here, whose gentle rattling sound was believed to help in frightening off evil spirits as well as drawing attention to the wearer. These were described as âModern Egyptianâ when they were bequeathed to the Museum in 1917, but the silver mark is not an Egyptian one, and they are not a traditional Egyptian design.
Malzemeler ve teknikler
Silver Silver
Parçalar
Bangle, Bangle
Fiziksel açıklama
Pair of hollow silver penannular anklets with flattened cubic terminals with truncated corners. There is a stylised floral repousse pattern along the outside and a collar of three twisted wires between the body of the bracelet and the terminals. Each contains pellets which make a rattling sound when shaken.
