Inner diameter:55 mm; opening: 25 mm (flexible); width: 20 - 23 mm
Weight:
68 gr
reserved
Lovely cuff bracelet from Siwa Oasis "suarr nguren" 01.03.1892
North Africa | EGYPT | Bedouin
Silver
Collectible (fine or rare example of an object)
Excellent overall condition
High aesthetic value
Jewelry for collection or exquisite wearing.
Diameter: 75 mm; Height: 75 mm: opening: 20 mm (slightly expandable)
Weight:
227 gr
475.00
CHF
A traditional cylinder-shaped cuff bracelet from Siwa Oasis with a sun and star motif and Berber iconography. It is riveted with three large silver studs and has two sidebar, also riveted with silver studs. Van Roode (2017, 138) comments that the sun-burst motif is a common motif among the Berber peoples of North Africa, and that it often is misread as a flower motif. Silver stamp and silversmith's signature.
Pair of cylindrical bracelet Numibia /Siwa01.03.1582
Horn of Africa & Arabic Peninsula | ETHIOPIA, SUDAN
White metal, silver content not tested
Antiques (object shows signs of long use)
Museum quality (worthy to be added to a museum’s permanent collection)
Jewelry for collection or exquisite wearing.
Excellent overall condition
Width: 75 mm; diameter: 67 - 75 mm; opening: 20 mm (easy to pen and close more)
Weight:
493 gr
320.00
CHF
Similar to 01.03.1892 origin from Siwa oasis in Egypt. Following th place this pair was collecte shows that identical cuffs are also worn by women of the Nubian and Rashaida tribes of the era.
Hoek, C., et al, Ethnic Jewellery: From Africa, Asia and Pacific Islands, Pepin Press, 2004.; Nadler, D. & S., Silver: From Fetish to Fashion, PDN Publishing, 2005. and van Roode, S., Desert Silver: Understanding Traditional Jewellery from the Middle East and North Africa, BLKVLD, 2017.
The hamsa is a palm-shaped amulet popular throughout the Middle East and North Africa and commonly used in jewelry. The five pillars of Islam are often represented by the five fingers of “the hand of Fatima.
Silver "hamsa" pendant01.03.1430
North Africa | TUNISIA | Multiple regional tribes
White metal, silver content not tested
Elements for individual jewelry design
Excellent overall condition
Jewelry ready and easy to wear
40 x 27 mm
Weight:
4 gr
45.00
CHF
The hamsa is a palm-shaped amulet popular throughout the Middle East and North Africa and commonly used in jewelry. The five pillars of Islam are often represented by the five fingers of “the hand of Fatima.
Berber silver fibula in half moon shape01.03.1357
North Africa | TUNISIA
Silver
Collectible (fine or rare example of an object)
Excellent overall condition
Jewelry for collection or exquisite wearing.
Diameter: 1750 mm
Weight:
160 gr
385.00
CHF
This crescent-shaped fibula called "Khlal" is a silver half moon carved on both sides with fish, birds, crescent moon. Beautiful silver work. The Arabic word "قمر", which means "Moon", refers to a crescent; it is not strictly speaking a whole piece of jewellery, it is rather an ornamental part.
