6713
Enquiry about object: 6713
Nubian Engraved Silver Pendants
Nubian & Related People, Southern Red Sea Area, Sudan 19th-early 20th century
width: (big pendant) 8cm, (small pendant) 4.2cm; combined weight: 25g
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UK art market
These two silver pendants are from the Nubian people of Sudan.
Both feature a trapezoid-shaped plate with a saw-cut upper border attached to a silver tube through which a chain or leather cord could be threaded to allow for suspension from the neck.
Each is etched with naive, geometric motifs.
Both examples have superb age and wear from many years of handling and being worn.
Similar examples are illustrated in Fahmy (2007, p. 120).
References
Fahmy, A., Enchanted Jewelry of Egypt: The Traditional Art and Craft, The American University in Cairo Press, 2007.
