"TWO CHEMS WA QMAR ("SUN AND MOON") BRACELETS - Lot 104

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"TWO CHEMS WA QMAR ("SUN AND MOON") BRACELETS - Lot 104
"TWO CHEMS WA QMAR ("SUN AND MOON") BRACELETS Morocco, probably Fez, second half 19th century Molded 680 thousandths arge, decorated with gilded leaves fixed by rivets, with spiral decoration, forming a pair Minor accidents. Dim.: 6.3 cm (Diam., inside) It is the use of gold and silver in the manufacture of this type of bracelet that gives them the name shams wa qamar, which translates from Arabic as sun and moon. A pair of similar bracelets is in the Musée du Quai Branly, Paris (71.1971.79.20.1-2). Another example is in the Victoria and Albert Museum, London (301-1904)".
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