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Fibula

Title	Fibula
Author	Unknown
Publication Date:	1850
Publication Place	Algeria (made) AurÃ¨s (worn) -
Subject	Scroll-Work
Type	Other
Language	Undetermined
Digital	Yes
Manuscript	No
Physical Dimensions	Maximum length: 4.5in, Maximum width: 2.75in
Library:	Victoria and Albert Museum
Library Asset ID	671-1893
Record ID	671-1893
Library Location	Middle East Section
Date	1850
Notes	This silver fibula would have been worn by a woman in the AurÃ¨s region of Algeria in the nineteenth century. Silver was a very popular material for jewellery as it was seen as a symbol of purity and honesty and Berber communities preferred it to gold which they regarded as a sign of vice. Here, the silver is engraved and pierced and outlined with scrolls. The small hole at the top would have held a chain linking this pin to its pair. They were worn on the front of the body, just below the shoulders, to hold the wearerâs dress together. This brooch was probably made by a Jewish silversmith. In the late fifteenth century many Jewish people immigrated to North Africa to escape persecution in Europe. The Jewish population dominated the silversmith profession until well into the twentieth century as Berbers regarded working with metal as a low status profession.
Malzemeler ve teknikler	Silver, pierced and engraved Silver Engraving (Incising) Piercing
Fiziksel açıklama	Silver fibula pin with penannular guard ring. The pin has a pierced oval head with protrusions at the sides and a hole in the tab at the top. The guard ring is made from plain wire flattened at each end to form the terminals.

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Fibula

Author Unknown

Publication Date 1850

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

Subject Scroll-Work

Type Other

Language Undetermined

Digital Yes

Manuscript No

Physical Dimensions Maximum length: 4.5in, Maximum width: 2.75in

Library Victoria and Albert Museum

Library Asset ID 671-1893

Record ID 671-1893

Library Location Middle East Section

Date 1850

Notes This silver fibula would have been worn by a woman in the AurÃ¨s region of Algeria in the nineteenth century. Silver was a very popular material for jewellery as it was seen as a symbol of purity and honesty and Berber communities preferred it to gold which they regarded as a sign of vice. Here, the silver is engraved and pierced and outlined with scrolls. The small hole at the top would have held a chain linking this pin to its pair. They were worn on the front of the body, just below the shoulders, to hold the wearerâs dress together. This brooch was probably made by a Jewish silversmith. In the late fifteenth century many Jewish people immigrated to North Africa to escape persecution in Europe. The Jewish population dominated the silversmith profession until well into the twentieth century as Berbers regarded working with metal as a low status profession.

Malzemeler ve teknikler Silver, pierced and engraved Silver Engraving (Incising) Piercing

Fiziksel açıklama Silver fibula pin with penannular guard ring. The pin has a pierced oval head with protrusions at the sides and a hole in the tab at the top. The guard ring is made from plain wire flattened at each end to form the terminals.