Tuareg cross pendant. Top piece, four arms extended like a cross with the upper arm ending in a ring, and lower arm is cutoff ending in another ring. A short chain, with three beads: dark blue, light blue with dark blue swirls and dark blue "evil eye" beads; separate the top talisman with the next. There are also two 1 Kurus - Mehmed V coins attached, one on either side of the ring. Below, a large triangle with the top cutoff, outlined with thin chains, with a raised dot in each corner. A dark blue bead is inset at centre. Extending from the bottom edge are seven chains with two beads: dark bead, and then a light blue with dark blue swirl; each with a 1 Kurus - Mehmed V coin beneath. The central pendant has an extra tear-drop light blue and dark blue bead at the bottom.

• Narrative

  This collection of North African (Berber) and Yemeni jewelry (3395/1-12) is said to have been purchased by the donor's parents in the 1990s, from bazaars in Tripoli, Libya.

---

• Type of Item pendant
• Culture Tuareg
• Material metal, glass, silver metal
• Measurements height 20.3 cm, width 6.4 cm, depth 1.2 cm (overall)

---

• Previous Owner Shirin Eshghi
• Received from Shirin Eshghi

---

---

• Creation Date during 1909
• Ownership Date before October 8, 2019
• Acquisition Date on October 8, 2019

---

• Item Classes metalwork
• Condition good
• Accession Number 3395/0007