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Fibula

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20th century

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Brooklyn Museum Object Description
Fibulae are ornamental clasps. The Berbers use them to hold down scarves and keep capes in place. The central egg-shaped form known as a taguemount symbolizes fertility. The presence of the Star of David on this piece suggests that the artist may have been Jewish, as were many of the silversmiths of Morocco from the fifteenth century until the 1950s or 1960s.

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Fibula

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Jewelry

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Material

Silver, with chased decoration, inlaid with coral and carnelian

Dimensions

Fibula: length: 30 1/4 in.

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Date

20th century

Provenance

Gift of Dr. Virgil H. Bird, Dec 29, 1995

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Creative Commons-BY

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