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SET OF 2 BERBER "KHELLA" FIBULES in yellow gold of triangula…
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260
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SET OF 2 BERBER "KHELLA" FIBULES in yellow gold of triangula…
See original version (French)
Estimate €3,000 - €4,000
Voluntary lot
Description
SET OF 2 BERBER "KHELLA" FIBULES in yellow gold of triangular shape pierced with oriental foliage, applied with a "houta" fish and a crescent moon-star.
Tunisia, early 20th century.
Goldsmith's hallmark: HK and a lamb.
Size: 13 x 6.6 / 11.5 x 5.3 cm - Total weight: 57.47 g
(traces of soldering)
In North Africa, the triangular shape of fibulae symbolised fertility.
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