Necklace with heart pendant and matching earrings ·  Senegal, Tukulor / Wolof · ID: 3050601

Description

silver, gold-plated,

a) necklace, spherical beads: 4 carat, double cones and heart-shaped pendant: 3 carat, 209 grams (total), l: 48.5 cm

b) earrings, 2.3 - 2.5 carat, 17 grams (total), l: 4 cm

Beautiful set of jewellery with striking spherical beads in granulated design, combined with faceted double cones in the necklace, which are decorated with small appliqué beads.

The object Necklace with heart pendant and matching earrings with the object ID 3050601 was last part of the auction 102nd Auction at April 13, 2024 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 177.

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Comparing literature

Garrard, Timothy, Afrikanisches Gold, München 1989, p. 34 f.