Necklace with an Amulet | Yale University Art Gallery

19th–early 20th century

Medium: Copper, brass, and leather
Dimensions: 18 3/4 × 1 1/2 × 3/4 in. (47.6 × 3.8 × 1.9 cm)
Credit Line: Gift of Deborah Volberg Pagnotta and Dr. Rachel Volberg in honor of Professor Labelle Prussin, Ph.D. 1973, our tough, brilliant mother
Accession Number: 2019.110.76
Geography: Rosso, Mauritania
Culture: Islamic
Period: 19th–20th century
Classification: Jewelry
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Provenance

Imam of Rosso, Rosso, Mauritania, to 1979; Labelle Prussin, Pomona, NY; Deborah Volberg Pagnotta, Yorktown Heights, NY and Dr. Rachel Volberg, Northampton, MA; Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Conn.

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Object/Work type

amulets, necklaces

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