Splendid pectoral finery from the region of Tiznit,...
Splendid pectoral finery from the region of Tiznit, Morocco. In silver, it is decorated with a central medallion with double-sided decoration composed of nine circular motifs, five of which have embedded glass plates. It is connected to the rest of the composition by two filigree openwork beads and surmounted by a chiselled hook. Yellow, green, blue and red enamel in cloisonné. The chains are complex, multiple and articulated, linking square plates enamelled on both sides with a flat glass cabochon. Chiselled fibulae with four round and one blue glass pear cabochons are located at the ends. Western Anti-Atlas, early 20th century.
Length: 73.5 cm.
Dimensions of the central plate: 9 x 6 cm.
Approx. gross weight: 350 g.
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Splendid pectoral finery from the region of Tiznit, Morocco. In silver, it is decorated with a central medallion with double-sided decoration composed of nine circular motifs, five of which have embedded glass plates. It is connected to the rest of the composition by two filigree openwork beads and surmounted by a chiselled hook. Yellow, green, blue and red enamel in cloisonné. The chains are complex, multiple and articulated, linking square plates enamelled on both sides with a flat glass cabochon. Chiselled fibulae with four round and one blue glass pear cabochons are located at the ends. Western Anti-Atlas, early 20th century.
Length: 73.5 cm.
Dimensions of the central plate: 9 x 6 cm.
Approx. gross weight: 350 g.
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