Description

Simple and naive in execution, this old Tuareg silver ring is from the region of * Kel Aîr, Niger.
*Kel Aîr – mountain massif to the west and southwest of Aîr of
The tabloid face is hand-etched with a raised punch work motif.
Nice patina, tribal used, mid 20th century – Collected in Niger.

Inner diameter: 20,6 mm
Weight: 7,8 grams
Ring size: 11

Please see a similar example in: Magische Ornamente Silberschmuck der Tuareg-Museum Rietberg, Zurich (2003) p.70