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Bangles (generic title)

Title	Bangles (generic title)
Author	Unknown (made)
Publication Date:	1850
Publication Place	Egypt (made) -
Subject	Jewellery Metalwork Africa
Type	Other
Language	Undetermined
Digital	Yes
Manuscript	No
Physical Dimensions	Width: 6cm, Diameter: 6.2cm
Library:	Victoria and Albert Museum
Library Asset ID	948&A-1884
Record ID	948&A-1884
Library Location	Middle East Section
Date	1850
Notes	Bracelets were part of traditional costume in most Islamic cultures, and were always originally worn in matching pairs. These were described as Saracenic, from Cairo, when they were acquired by the Museum in 1884. They are not typical of any kind of Egyptian traditional bracelet, and may have come originally from elsewhere.
İlişki	Paris International Exhibition, 1878 Gaston De Saint-Maurice
Malzemeler ve teknikler	Silver-gilt set with red and green glass pastes Silver-Gilt Paste
Parçalar	Bracelet, Bangle
Fiziksel açıklama	Pair of silver-gilt hinged bracelets with screw fastenings. The two hinged sections are unequal in size, and the screw opens clockwise. The body of the bracelet consists of a length of thick wire, of circular section, scored on the surface to look like tightly twisted wire. It widens at the terminals to form a lozenge-shaped clasp which has a cast overlay set with two red and two green pastes. There is a triangular motif, set with two red and one green paste, on each side where the clasp joins the body of the bracelet.

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Bangles (generic title)

Author Unknown (made)

Publication Date 1850

Publication Place Egypt (made) -

Subject Jewellery Metalwork Africa

Type Other

Language Undetermined

Digital Yes

Manuscript No

Physical Dimensions Width: 6cm, Diameter: 6.2cm

Library Victoria and Albert Museum

Library Asset ID 948&A-1884

Record ID 948&A-1884

Library Location Middle East Section

Date 1850

Notes Bracelets were part of traditional costume in most Islamic cultures, and were always originally worn in matching pairs. These were described as Saracenic, from Cairo, when they were acquired by the Museum in 1884. They are not typical of any kind of Egyptian traditional bracelet, and may have come originally from elsewhere.

İlişki Paris International Exhibition, 1878 Gaston De Saint-Maurice

Malzemeler ve teknikler Silver-gilt set with red and green glass pastes Silver-Gilt Paste

Parçalar Bracelet, Bangle

Fiziksel açıklama Pair of silver-gilt hinged bracelets with screw fastenings. The two hinged sections are unequal in size, and the screw opens clockwise. The body of the bracelet consists of a length of thick wire, of circular section, scored on the surface to look like tightly twisted wire. It widens at the terminals to form a lozenge-shaped clasp which has a cast overlay set with two red and two green pastes. There is a triangular motif, set with two red and one green paste, on each side where the clasp joins the body of the bracelet.