Amazigh Sold Items

Old Berber Silver Talisman – HERZ – MoroccoVecchio Talismano Berbero – HERZ – Marocco

Mid 20th century. Silver, silver coins, red glass, green and yellow enamel. Gr. 51,3 (1.81 oz.); cm. 9,4 long x cm. 5,5 width (3.70’’ x 2.16"). Berbers are the indigenous ethnic group of North Africa. They are continuously distributed from the Atlantic to the Siwa oasis in Egypt, and from the...

Berber Fibulae – TIZERZAI – High Atlas, MoroccoCoppia di Fibule Berbere – TIZERZAI – Alto Altante, Marocco

Early 20th century. Silver alloy, green glass gr. 66,7 (2.35 oz). Each fibula measures cm. 13,0 (5.11”) high x cm. 5,2 (2.04”) width. Overall, with the chain, the piece is cm. 63,0 long (24.80 Inches). Essential feminine embellishment, the tizerzai are taken in pairs to close the coat. Their weight,...

Old Carved Bura Stone – Niger / Burchina FasoOld Carved Bura Stone – Niger / Burchina Faso

Approximately cm. 32,5 x 16,0 (12.7” x 6.2”). The Bura culture refers to a set of archeological sites in the lower Niger River valley of Niger and Burkina Faso. The first-millennium Bura-Asinda culture in the West African Sahel has been radio-carbon dated as starting in the 3rd century and lasting until the...

Old Berber Talisman – TAGMOUTOld Berber Talisman – TAGMOUT

Western Anti-Atlas Mountains, Morocco. Early 20th century or older. Silver; traces of green and yellow enamel . Gr. 32,5 (1.14 oz.); cm. 4,3 long x cm. 4,0 width (1.69’’ x 1.57"). Tagmout is the centerpiece of a necklace or a fibula. Its shape resembles that of an egg, a symbol of...