| Title | |
|---|---|
| Author | Unknown |
| Publication Date: | 1859 |
| Publication Place | Algeria (made) Kabyle (worn) - |
| Subject | Jewellery Africa Islam Metalwork |
| Type | Other |
| Language | Undetermined |
| Digital | Yes |
| Manuscript | No |
| Physical Dimensions | Maximum width: 5cm, Length: 12cm |
| Library: | Victoria and Albert Museum |
| Library Asset ID | 670-1893 |
| Record ID | 670-1893 |
| Library Location | Middle East Section |
| Date | 1859 |
| Notes | This silver fibula would have been worn by a Kabyle woman in the first half of the nineteenth century to affix her robes. The Kabyles are a Berber people from the Atlas Mountains in North Eastern Algeria. They believed silver was a sign of purity. It was originally one of a pair, which were worn on the front of the body, just below the shoulders, to hold the wearerâs dress together. The two fibulae would have been linked by a chain attached to the loop at the top. This brooch was probably made by a Jewish silversmith. In the late fifteenth century many Jewish people emigrated to North Africa to escape persecution in Europe. The Jewish population dominated the silversmith profession until the late nineteenth century as Berbers regarded working with metal as a low status profession. |
| Sample Text | Crab in a shaped frame.TranslationRestricted warranty mark for 800 standard silver, Algeria, 1859-1952.NoteOn the guard ring, and on the front of the head at the base of the top on the right., Animal's head facing left between the letters 'γ' and 'T' in a horizontal lozenge.TranslationMark of unidentified maker.NoteOn the front of the head, on the left at the base of the top . |
| Malzemeler ve teknikler | Silver, incising Silver Incising |
| Fiziksel açıklama | Silver fibula pin with penannular guard ring. The pin has a triangular head engraved with a geometric design and set with four flat silver bosses, with a flat tab at the top. There is a hole at the top of the tab. The guard ring is made from plain wire curled back at the ends. |
Victoria and Albert Museum
Author
Unknown
Publication Date
1859
Publication Place
Algeria (made) Kabyle (worn) -
Subject
Jewellery Africa Islam Metalwork
Type
Other
Language
Undetermined
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Physical Dimensions
Maximum width: 5cm, Length: 12cm
Library
Victoria and Albert Museum
Library Asset ID
670-1893
Record ID
670-1893
Library Location
Middle East Section
Date
1859
Notes
This silver fibula would have been worn by a Kabyle woman in the first half of the nineteenth century to affix her robes. The Kabyles are a Berber people from the Atlas Mountains in North Eastern Algeria. They believed silver was a sign of purity. It was originally one of a pair, which were worn on the front of the body, just below the shoulders, to hold the wearerâs dress together. The two fibulae would have been linked by a chain attached to the loop at the top. This brooch was probably made by a Jewish silversmith. In the late fifteenth century many Jewish people emigrated to North Africa to escape persecution in Europe. The Jewish population dominated the silversmith profession until the late nineteenth century as Berbers regarded working with metal as a low status profession.
Sample Text
Crab in a shaped frame.TranslationRestricted warranty mark for 800 standard silver, Algeria, 1859-1952.NoteOn the guard ring, and on the front of the head at the base of the top on the right., Animal's head facing left between the letters 'γ' and 'T' in a horizontal lozenge.TranslationMark of unidentified maker.NoteOn the front of the head, on the left at the base of the top .
Malzemeler ve teknikler
Silver, incising Silver Incising
Fiziksel açıklama
Silver fibula pin with penannular guard ring. The pin has a triangular head engraved with a geometric design and set with four flat silver bosses, with a flat tab at the top. There is a hole at the top of the tab. The guard ring is made from plain wire curled back at the ends.
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