Tunisian jewelry. The Fibula - Khallal
Michel Reference
TN 1235
Stanley Reference
TN 1217
Yvert Reference
TN 1172
Themes
Arts
Description
This program features a close-up of a monumental chiseled silver fibula, called Khallal, used to drape the "Melwita" or the "Haik". The jewelry is decorated with engraved motifs — often fish, birds or geometric signs — intended to bring luck and fertility. In the background, a curved female silhouette suggests the daily wear of these objects which combine practical utility and symbolic prestige. It is a tribute to rural and Berber goldsmithing, where silver predominates over gold and where the shape of the triangle and circle recalls protective ancestral beliefs.
Size
21x32,5 mm
Colors
Polychrome
Designer
Hatem El Mekki
Perforation
12¾ x 13½
Print
Photogravure
Face Value
0,73 DT
Mint Value
2,31 $
Used Value
0,87 $
Print Run
5 010 000 exemplaires
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