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Silver jewellery

"hilal" Siwa pendant, six pieces each on chain "al-salhat" open-worked silver plate, above bar with lateral arches and above hanger. Motif: incised ornamentation on both sides, stripped, 6-pointed star in a ring, spectacle motif on the side, few floral ornaments. Workshop mark no longer recognisable Collector's number: 2 Literature: Schienerl: Silberanhänger aus der Oase Siwa, Archiv f. Völkerkunde 27, IWen 1973, pp. 145-166 Schienerl: Materialien zur Schmuckforschung in Ägypten; Archiv f. Völkerkunde 29, Vienna 1975, pp.75-106

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Ethnologisches Museum
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Object type
Silver jewellery
Dimensions
Height: cm
Depth: cm
Width: cm
Length: 1,6 cm
Width: 3,1 cm
Material/Technique
silver
Current location
Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Inventory number
III A 5282

Provenance and sources

when
20th century
where
Egypt [Land/Region]
Siwa [Oase]
who
Peter W. Schienerl (de.fiz.ddb.model.ddbobject.WhenType$Begin@f6d0e5a - de.fiz.ddb.model.ddbobject.WhenType$End@6465aca3) - Collectors

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