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Pair of fibulae

Title	Pair of fibulae
Author	Unknown
Publication Date:	1856
Publication Place	Tunisia (made) -
Subject	Jewellery Africa Metalwork
Type	Other
Language	Undetermined
Digital	Yes
Manuscript	No
Physical Dimensions	Height: 14.1cm, Width: 7cm
Library:	Victoria and Albert Museum
Library Asset ID	331&A-1904
Record ID	331&A-1904
Library Location	Middle East Section
Date	1856
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. The use of ring brooches to fasten womenâs traditional clothing is universal across the region and dates back to late Roman times. Most of these brooches are penannular in shape, with large decorative heads, but these are of a very basic design which could have been made at any time in the last 2,000 years. They were worn in pairs, just below the shoulders, to hold the dress together, and were worn upside down, with the pin pointing upwards. They were often linked together by a chain. This design was most common in rural areas in the west of Tunisia, but they are also found across the border in Algeria. The marks on these show that they were made in Tunisia.
Sample Text	Partial marks of Arabic characters in an hexagonal frame.TranslationSekka standard mark.NoteOn the pin, and on the sides of the terminals., Partial marks of Arabic characters in an hexagonal frame.TranslationProbably the Sahha mark.NoteOn the sides of the terminals.
Malzemeler ve teknikler	Cast silver Silver
Parçalar	Pin, Pin
Fiziksel açıklama	Pair of penannular ring brooches with long pins. Each consists of a hoop of thick silver wire with each end thickened into a solid rectangle. The hoop is decorated all over with short sections of diagonal lines. The pin is a length of thick wire pointed at one end and flattened at the other to form a loop before being wrapped round the end of the pin to secure it.

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Pair of fibulae

Author Unknown

Publication Date 1856

Publication Place Tunisia (made) -

Subject Jewellery Africa Metalwork

Type Other

Language Undetermined

Digital Yes

Manuscript No

Physical Dimensions Height: 14.1cm, Width: 7cm

Library Victoria and Albert Museum

Library Asset ID 331&A-1904

Record ID 331&A-1904

Library Location Middle East Section

Date 1856

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. The use of ring brooches to fasten womenâs traditional clothing is universal across the region and dates back to late Roman times. Most of these brooches are penannular in shape, with large decorative heads, but these are of a very basic design which could have been made at any time in the last 2,000 years. They were worn in pairs, just below the shoulders, to hold the dress together, and were worn upside down, with the pin pointing upwards. They were often linked together by a chain. This design was most common in rural areas in the west of Tunisia, but they are also found across the border in Algeria. The marks on these show that they were made in Tunisia.

Sample Text Partial marks of Arabic characters in an hexagonal frame.TranslationSekka standard mark.NoteOn the pin, and on the sides of the terminals., Partial marks of Arabic characters in an hexagonal frame.TranslationProbably the Sahha mark.NoteOn the sides of the terminals.

Malzemeler ve teknikler Cast silver Silver

Parçalar Pin, Pin

Fiziksel açıklama Pair of penannular ring brooches with long pins. Each consists of a hoop of thick silver wire with each end thickened into a solid rectangle. The hoop is decorated all over with short sections of diagonal lines. The pin is a length of thick wire pointed at one end and flattened at the other to form a loop before being wrapped round the end of the pin to secure it.