Old silver Rashaïda bracelet, finely decorated. This type of bracelets can be found in Ethiopia, Yemen, and Sudan, and were used in the upper part of the arm.
From the first half 20th Century or earlier.
High-grade silver (tested).
Dimensions:
Total diameter: 14 cm
Inner diameter: 7 cm
Width: 2,7 cm
Weight: 215,8 gr
Literature:
“Bracelets ethniques d’afrique, d’Asie d’Océanie et d’Amérique”, van Cutsem, Anne, Skira, 2002
“Africa Adorned”, Fisher, Angela, Collins Harvill, London, 1984
“Silver treasures from the land of Sheba”, Ransom. Marjorie, The American university in Cairo Press, 2014
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