نویسنده
Unknown
تاریخ انتشار
1850
محل انتشار
Algeria (made) -
موضوع
Jewellery Africa Metalwork
نوع
دیگر
زبان
نامشخص
دیجیتال
بله
نسخه خطی
خیر
ابعاد فیزیکی
Length: 9.3cm, Width: 4.1cm
کتابخانه
Victoria and Albert Museum
شناسه دارایی کتابخانه
492-1865
شماره ثبت
492-1865
محل کتابخانه
Middle East Section
تاریخ
1850
یادداشتها
This modest hook was one of the first pieces of North African traditional jewellery to enter the V&A collections. It was described as a dress ornament which was said to have been worn as an emblem of virginity, and which pre-dated the French occupation of Algeria, when it was acquired in 1865. Hooks like this were usually worn at the time to fasten or secure other pieces of jewellery. The name aqafa simply means hook.
Malzemeler ve teknikler
Incised silver set with a blue paste Silver Paste Incising
Fiziksel açıklama
Oval piece of sheet silver with incised geometric decoration on the front. At one end the silver is shaped backwards into a hook, and at the other it is curled forward to make a loop. There is a cylindrical mount in the centre containing a blue glass bead.