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Bronze Necklace

Djenné, Mali, c. 1100–1400 CE

Bronze

34” l (chain [42 links]); 2¼” (pendants) (86.36; 5.72 cm)

Price: $900

 
 

A wonderful and rare example of a Djenné necklace and of medieval African bronze-work more generally. The pendants, though themselves of considerable age, may have been added to the necklace after their discovery.

 
 
 
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