Yazar
Unknown
Basım Tarihi
1839
Basım Yeri
Egypt (made) -
Konu
Jewellery Africa Metalwork
Tür
Diğer
Dil
Belirlenmemiş dil
Dijital
Evet
Yazma
Hayır
Fiziksel Boyutlar
Width: 6cm
Kütüphane
Victoria and Albert Museum
Demirbaş Numarası
1113-1869
Kayıt Numarası
1113-1869
Lokasyon
Middle East Section
Tarih
1839
Notlar
This was described as a bracelet when it was acquired by the Museum in 1869 but it is more likely to be a childâs anklet. The loose pendant bells, always of an odd number, served the double purpose of allowing the infantâs mother to keep track of its location while simultaneously scaring away any evil spirits. Bells were rarely attached to stiff bracelets of this shape. Anklets similar to this were worn over a wide area, but the facetted polyhedral ends are characteristic of many kinds of jewellery worn by the tribal populations of North Africa, Syria and Arabia. This example was acquired in Cairo and described as âModern Egyptianâ.
Örnek Metin
'Ù¨Ù ', a crescent and a stylised lion, in an oval frame.Transliteration80TranslationMark for 800 standard silver, Egypt, c.1839-1920.NoteOn one terminal., 'Ù¨Ù ' over wavy line with a loop at the right end, in square frame.Transliteration80MTranslationMark for 800 standard silver.NoteOn other terminal.
Malzemeler ve teknikler
Silver Silver
Fiziksel açıklama
Silver penannular bracelet made from a strip of silver wire with facetted cubic terminals at each end. There are nine loops attached to the bracelet, each of which holds a pendent bell.