H x W x D: 3.2 x 3 x 2.8 cm (1 1/4 x 1 3/16 x 1 1/8 in.)
Type:
Jewelry
Geography:
Senegal
Date:
1950s-1970s
Description:
Gilt silver (gold wash) ring of a central circular design compsed of alternating concentric circles of plain wire bands and rosettes, with a central projection of coiled wire and a globule. There is a trefoil on either side of the band of several rows of twisted and untwisted wire.
Provenance:
Marian Johnson, purchased in Dakar, Senegal, 1963-late 20th century to 2012
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