Post Date: 13 July 2015
Tuareg Ceremonial Ring – Mosque – Mali
Mid 20th century. Silver, gr. 29,0 (1.02 oz.); cm. 4,1 high x cm. 2,2 width (1.61 ” x 0.86″); inner diameter cm. 2,0 (0.78 inches). US size 8.5. Architectonic shape inspired from Moorish architecture, the shape is reminiscent of the principal tower of a mosque with its four Towers. For a similar example see “Magische Ornamente Silberschmuck der Tuareg, Museum Rietberg Zurich (2003)” p. 71.