- Object Name:
- Bracelets
- Title:
- Sun and Moon Bracelets
- Place Made:
- Northwest Morocco
- Date:
- 19th-early 20th century
- Medium:
- Silver and gold: die-stamped, niello, and appliqué
- Dimensions:
- a: 1 × 2 11/16 in. (2.5 × 6.9 cm) b: 15/16 × 2 11/16 in. (2.4 × 6.9 cm)
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Eli Wilner in honor of Robert Hurst
- Accession Number:
- 2003-16a-b
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These bracelets, which derive their name from their alternating gold and silver panels, are very fine examples of Jewish craftsmanship in Morocco. Although unsigned, they were most likely of Jewish manufacture, since the great majority of Moroccan silversmiths at that time were Jews.
Information may change as a result of ongoing research.