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Fibula, or element of clothing, in silver filigree, Egypt, Ottoman Empire, 19th century.
Filigree is a kind of metal lace, made of silver or gold wire (or gilded or silvered metal), composing arabesques and various patterns.
Since Antiquity, it has been covered jewelry and various objects, then applied to different materials, in twists, or welded onto metal plates, leaving, or not, days and empty spaces.
Mounted on a silver posterior support.
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