Pectoral "Chiiriya"
Tunisia, Djerba, 20th century
Chest... Lot 174
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Pectoral "Chiiriya"
Tunisia, Djerba, 20th century
Chest ornament in gilded silver, chased, enhanced with filigrees and glass cabochons. Arranged in four registers, the pectoral consists of an assembly of numerous pendants in the shape of fish, crescent moons and the hand of Fatma.
H. 14 cm
A Tunisian silver gilted pectoral necklace, Djerba, 20th century
References:
for a very similar piece of jewellery, see "Des trésors à porter, bijoux et parures du Maghreb, collection J.-F. et M.-L. Bouvier", 2016, Institut du Monde arabe, fig. 23, p. 130
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