نویسنده
Unknown
تاریخ انتشار
1856
محل انتشار
Tunisia (made) -
موضوع
Jewellery Metalwork Africa
نوع
دیگر
زبان
نامشخص
دیجیتال
بله
نسخه خطی
خیر
ابعاد فیزیکی
Width: 5.4cm
کتابخانه
Victoria and Albert Museum
شناسه دارایی کتابخانه
319&A-1904
شماره ثبت
319&A-1904
محل کتابخانه
Middle East Section
تاریخ
1856
یادداشتها
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 this, with a large hoop and decorative end, are found throughout the Maghreb. This design, of a stylised snakeâs head, comes from Tunisia. It was worn with a cord connecting the two holes at the ends, which was often decorated with beads, pendants, or a small cylindrical amulet case.
متن نمونه
Traces of illegible mark in Arabic.TranslationPossibly a town mark.NoteOn flat part by snake's head., Partial long mark with Arabic character.TranslationMark for 900 standard silver 1856-1905.NoteOn hoop.
Tarihsel bağlam
'Tunisian jewellery includes a wide variety of hoops, often very large; the circle, with its range of symbolic meanings, offers numerous possibilities for decoration, which may be geometric, cosmic or zoomorphic, like the serpent's heads seen above, of which Tunisian women are extremely fond.' A World of Earrings , Anne Van Cutsem, Milan: Skira, 2001, p.36
Malzemeler ve teknikler
silver Silver
Parçalar
Earring, Earring
Fiziksel açıklama
Pair of silver hoop earrings made of plain wire, each flattened at one end and pierced with a hole. The other end has a lozenge of flat sheet silver attached with a hollow, highly stylised, snakeâs head on the front and a hole at the end.
Üretim
Possibly Tunisia