Torque
Anklet
1800-1890 (made)
1800-1890 (made)
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Heavy solid silver anklet, consisting of a semi-circle of thick round-section silver ending in two rectangular blocks which almost touch. The anklet is decorated on the upper side with a continuous band of Arabic silver marks, arranged symmetrically, and the two ends have similar decoration on the front and top.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Torque (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Solid silver decorated with punched silver marks |
| Brief description | Solid silver anklet decorated with punched silver marks, Libya, 1800-1890. |
| Physical description | Heavy solid silver anklet, consisting of a semi-circle of thick round-section silver ending in two rectangular blocks which almost touch. The anklet is decorated on the upper side with a continuous band of Arabic silver marks, arranged symmetrically, and the two ends have similar decoration on the front and top. |
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| Credit line | Given by Col. F. R. Waldo-Sibthorp |
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| Accession number | 1930-1898 |
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| Record created | April 2, 2003 |
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