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Earrings (generic title)

Title	Earrings (generic title)
Author	Unknown
Publication Date:	1850
Publication Place	Egypt (made) -
Subject	Jewellery Africa Metalwork
Type	Other
Language	Undetermined
Digital	Yes
Manuscript	No
Physical Dimensions	? diameter: 3cm
Library:	Victoria and Albert Museum
Library Asset ID	269&A-1904
Record ID	269&A-1904
Library Location	Middle East Section
Date	1850
Notes	Earrings, in a wide variety of designs, were worn by women throughout the Islamic world. Plain heavy silver ones, like these, are typical of the traditional jewellery worn by the nomadic peoples of the Sahara. The polyhedral end, made from a cube with the corners cut off, is often found on bracelets and anklets as well as earrings, and is one of the most distinctive aspects of the jewellery worn on the southern edges of the Sahara, from the Red Sea to the Atlantic. These were described as âModern Egyptianâ when they were acquired by the Museum in 1904, and probably come from the extreme south of the country or the Sudan.
Malzemeler ve teknikler	Silver Silver
Parçalar	Earring, Earring
Fiziksel açıklama	Pair of silver hoop earrings made from a strip of thick silver wire with a cube at one end with truncated corners.

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Earrings (generic title)

Author Unknown

Publication Date 1850

Publication Place Egypt (made) -

Subject Jewellery Africa Metalwork

Type Other

Language Undetermined

Digital Yes

Manuscript No

Physical Dimensions ? diameter: 3cm

Library Victoria and Albert Museum

Library Asset ID 269&A-1904

Record ID 269&A-1904

Library Location Middle East Section

Date 1850

Notes Earrings, in a wide variety of designs, were worn by women throughout the Islamic world. Plain heavy silver ones, like these, are typical of the traditional jewellery worn by the nomadic peoples of the Sahara. The polyhedral end, made from a cube with the corners cut off, is often found on bracelets and anklets as well as earrings, and is one of the most distinctive aspects of the jewellery worn on the southern edges of the Sahara, from the Red Sea to the Atlantic. These were described as âModern Egyptianâ when they were acquired by the Museum in 1904, and probably come from the extreme south of the country or the Sudan.

Malzemeler ve teknikler Silver Silver

Parçalar Earring, Earring

Fiziksel açıklama Pair of silver hoop earrings made from a strip of thick silver wire with a cube at one end with truncated corners.