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Fibula - "tizerzai - Morocco - Western Anti-atlas - Tiznit, Ida Ou Semlal
VERY LARGE "tizerzai" fibula, triangular with merlon, in fine silver and polychrome enamel with hallmarked decoration and domed central part. Red and green glass cabochons. Missing a small central cabochon on the three initials which are quite rare in addition to the usual ones. Southern Morocco, Western Anti-Atlas. The dimensions of this fibula are exceptional. H. fibulas: 33.5cm. Weight 380gPublication: Reproduced in Parures Bijoux des Juifs du Maroc, exhibition catalog by Marie-Rose Rabaté, Musée d'art et d'histoire du Judaïsme, Paris, 1999, fig. n°3 For similar jewelry: GRAMMET I., De MEERSMAN M., Splendeurs du Maroc, Musée royal de l'Afrique centrale Tervuren, 1998, p.248
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