Author
Unknown
Publication Date
1850
Publication Place
Egypt (made) -
Subject
Jewellery Africa Metalwork
Type
Other
Language
Undetermined
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Physical Dimensions
Width: 6.5cm
Library
Victoria and Albert Museum
Library Asset ID
323&A-1904
Record ID
323&A-1904
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 examples were described as âModern Egyptianâ when they were acquired by the Museum in 1904. The polyhedral ends, made from a cube with the corners cut off, are typical of the traditional jewellery of the Sahara, and are often found on earrings, as well as bracelets, from the Red Sea to the Atlantic. However, their small size, gilding, and the decorative turquoise motifs suggest that they were more probably made for an urban wearer.
Malzemeler ve teknikler
Silver-gilt set with turquoise Turquoise Silver-Gilt
Parçalar
Bracelet, Bangle
Fiziksel açıklama
Pair of thin silver-gilt penannular bracelets. Each consists of an oval of screw wire with a cube with truncated corners at each end. A turquoise in a cylindrical mount is attached at each end, next to the terminal, between two discs with small domes on their surface. A similar motif, of a turquoise between two domed discs, is attached to the outside of the bracelet in its centre. 323-1904 has lost all stones.
