Une paire de grandes fibules "tizerzai" ·  Maroc, Anti-Atlas occidental · ID: 3049818

Description

silver, enamelled in yellow, green and light blue,

A pair of remarkable large triangular fibulas in “du ver” (wormhole) technique of soldering tiny silver tubes into a web frame. This technique was lost shortly after 1900 and all attempts to revive it did not lead to convincing results.

Known in Morocco as “tizerzai”, fibulas are essential components of female adornment and are worn in pairs as cloak fasteners. Their size, weight and workmanship reflect the wearers’s social status.

L’objet Une paire de grandes fibules “tizerzai” avec l’ID d’objet 3049818 a fait partie de la vente aux enchères 101e vente aux enchères dans 11 novembre 2023. L’objet portant le numéro de lot 381 a atteint un prix de vente de 700 € pour un prix d’adjudication de 400 €.