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Earring

Title	Earring
Author	Unknown
Publication Date:	1859
Publication Place	Oran (made) -
Subject	Jewellery Africa Metalwork
Type	Other
Language	Undetermined
Digital	Yes
Manuscript	No
Physical Dimensions	Height: 10cm, Width: 8.7cm
Library:	Victoria and Albert Museum
Library Asset ID	304&A-1904
Record ID	304&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, with a simple pattern of triangles like the teeth of a saw, were worn mainly in Algeria, although they were also worn in neighbouring Tunisia and Libya. They were described as having the name halak when they were acquired by the Museum in 1904, but this is a generic name for earrings. They are usually described today by their specific Berber name of timcherreft or mcharraf .
Sample Text	Minervaâs head with the number 2 and the letter 'Ù', in a barrel-shaped frame. Translation Mark for 800 standard silver, Oran, 1859 onwards. Note On the flat section between the hoop and the serrated part.
Malzemeler ve teknikler	Silver Silver
Parçalar	Earring, Earring
Fiziksel açıklama	Pair of large silver earrings, each made from a hoop of wire with each end flattened with a hole in its centre. There is a row of triangles like the teeth of a saw, decorated with tiny cast domes, along both sides of the lower edge, giving a serrated effect.

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Earring

Author Unknown

Publication Date 1859

Publication Place Oran (made) -

Subject Jewellery Africa Metalwork

Type Other

Language Undetermined

Digital Yes

Manuscript No

Physical Dimensions Height: 10cm, Width: 8.7cm

Library Victoria and Albert Museum

Library Asset ID 304&A-1904

Record ID 304&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, with a simple pattern of triangles like the teeth of a saw, were worn mainly in Algeria, although they were also worn in neighbouring Tunisia and Libya. They were described as having the name halak when they were acquired by the Museum in 1904, but this is a generic name for earrings. They are usually described today by their specific Berber name of timcherreft or mcharraf .

Sample Text Minervaâs head with the number 2 and the letter 'Ù', in a barrel-shaped frame. Translation Mark for 800 standard silver, Oran, 1859 onwards. Note On the flat section between the hoop and the serrated part.

Malzemeler ve teknikler Silver Silver

Parçalar Earring, Earring

Fiziksel açıklama Pair of large silver earrings, each made from a hoop of wire with each end flattened with a hole in its centre. There is a row of triangles like the teeth of a saw, decorated with tiny cast domes, along both sides of the lower edge, giving a serrated effect.