Necklace (ashän ketab) with amulet pendants (tälsäm) and bead
late 1800s or early 1900s
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https://clevelandart.org/art/2025.154
Ornate filigree jewelry was historically made in Ethiopia for royals and nobility by specialized silversmiths trained through long apprenticeships. This gold-washed silver necklace is composed of numerous box-shaped amulet pendants (tälsäm) meant to ward off the evil eye or ot...
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Terms
Technique
mercury-gilded copper alloy
Medium
mercury-gilded copper alloy
Genre
Jewelry
Department
African Art
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