Pair Berber Fibulae – TIZERZAI – Tunisia / Lybia
Early to mid 20th century. Silver, traces of gilding. Each fibulae is cm 11,6 x cm. 5,6 (4.57″ x 2.20″). Gr. 48,3 (1.70 oz). Essential feminine embellishment, the tizerzai are taken in pairs to close the coat. 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 Mediterranean...