Cruciform Pendant
Cruciform pendants, such as this example, are sometimes referred to as "Southern Crosses", indicating their origins in the regions of modern-day Mauretania and Mali. Such jewels were suspended from necklaces and other pectoral ornaments worn by Amazigh (Berber) women in Morocco. The shape also emulates an amulet box, suggesting that the form of this jewel would have had a protective function.
Artwork Details
- Title: Cruciform Pendant
- Date: late 19th–early 20th century
- Geography: Attributed to Morocco
- Medium: Silver
- Classification: Jewelry
- Credit Line: Gift of Dr. Jacquiline Touba and Florence J. Gordon, 1985
- Object Number: 1985.132.2
- Curatorial Department: Islamic Art
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ca. 1300
11th century
19th–20th century
probably 14th–15th century
late 19th–early 20th century
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