Author
Unknown
Publication Date
1800
Publication Place
Egypt (made) -
Subject
Jewellery Africa Metalwork
Type
Other
Language
Undetermined
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Library
Victoria and Albert Museum
Library Asset ID
1105-1869
Record ID
1105-1869
Library Location
Middle East Section
Date
1800
Notes
Earrings, in a wide variety of designs, were worn by women throughout the Islamic world. This example was described as âModern Egyptianâ when it was acquired by the Museum in 1869, and the hollow pendant with three vertical bars is characteristic of that country. In more recent times the use of this pattern was only found among the women of the remote western oases, such as Bahariya, but it is quite credible that they were worn over a wider area in the 19th century. This earring was described as having the name halak when it was acquired, which is a generic Arabic name for earrings.
Sample Text
'Ù¨Ù ' over wavy line with a loop at the right end, in square frame.Transliteration80 MTranslationMark for 800 standard silver.NoteOn the top of each of the loops of the pendant., 'Ù¨' over wavy line with a loop at the right end, in square frame.Transliteration8 MTranslationProbably mark for 800 standard silver.NoteOn the wire.
Malzemeler ve teknikler
Repousse sheet silver Silver
Fiziksel açıklama
Hoop earring of thick plain silver wire with a small ring attached next to the break. It has a large hollow drop-shaped pendant with two loops at the top which are strung on the wire. The pendant is decorated with a central band of repousse beading, three lines wide, which runs down the front of the pendant from the top to the bottom and then up the back to the top again.
