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Earring

Title	Earring
Author	Bacri
Publication Date:	1859
Publication Place	AurÃ¨s (worn) Oran (made) -
Subject	Jewellery Africa Metalwork Judaism
Type	Other
Language	Undetermined
Digital	Yes
Manuscript	No
Physical Dimensions	Height: 15cm, Width: 11.7cm
Library:	Victoria and Albert Museum
Library Asset ID	313&A-1904
Record ID	313&A-1904
Library Location	Middle East Section
Date	1859
Notes	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 are typical of the AurÃ¨s region of Algeria, although they were also worn in neighbouring Tunisia. Their distinctive pattern, with short tabs like cogs sticking out from the lower rim, had gone out of use by the beginning of the 20th century.
Sample Text	Minervaâs head with the number 2 and the letter 'Ù', in a barrel-shaped frame.TranslationMark for 800 standard silver, Oran, 1859 onwards.NoteOn front, on flat section between hoop and pattern., 'MB' either side of an object like a candle stick with a disc attached by a loop, in a horizontal lozenge frame.TranslationMark of Cohen-MacrochÃ© Bacri of Algiers.NoteOn the back, in the upper part of the centre.
Malzemeler ve teknikler	Silver, beaten, chased, incised Silver Incising Chased
Parçalar	Earring, Earring
Fiziksel açıklama	Pair of large silver hoop earrings. The wire has a flattened section at each end with a hole in the centre. The lower half of the hoop is filled with a pierced design in sheet silver, chased on the front, with three stylised sprays projecting up into the central space, and seven tabs projecting down from the lower rim.

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Earring

Author Bacri

Publication Date 1859

Publication Place AurÃ¨s (worn) Oran (made) -

Subject Jewellery Africa Metalwork Judaism

Type Other

Language Undetermined

Digital Yes

Manuscript No

Physical Dimensions Height: 15cm, Width: 11.7cm

Library Victoria and Albert Museum

Library Asset ID 313&A-1904

Record ID 313&A-1904

Library Location Middle East Section

Date 1859

Notes 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 are typical of the AurÃ¨s region of Algeria, although they were also worn in neighbouring Tunisia. Their distinctive pattern, with short tabs like cogs sticking out from the lower rim, had gone out of use by the beginning of the 20th century.

Sample Text Minervaâs head with the number 2 and the letter 'Ù', in a barrel-shaped frame.TranslationMark for 800 standard silver, Oran, 1859 onwards.NoteOn front, on flat section between hoop and pattern., 'MB' either side of an object like a candle stick with a disc attached by a loop, in a horizontal lozenge frame.TranslationMark of Cohen-MacrochÃ© Bacri of Algiers.NoteOn the back, in the upper part of the centre.

Malzemeler ve teknikler Silver, beaten, chased, incised Silver Incising Chased

Parçalar Earring, Earring

Fiziksel açıklama Pair of large silver hoop earrings. The wire has a flattened section at each end with a hole in the centre. The lower half of the hoop is filled with a pierced design in sheet silver, chased on the front, with three stylised sprays projecting up into the central space, and seven tabs projecting down from the lower rim.