Description

Tuareg Kel Aïr ring in silver.
Fine hand-chasing adorns the lozenge shape face.
Usage patina, mid 20th century.
Collected in Niger.

*Kel Aîr: mountain massif to the west and southwest of Aïr.

Inner diameter: 19,8 mm
Weight: 4,8 grams
Ring size: 10

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

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