Symbols of prosperity, genuine or fake coins were frequently incorporated into necklaces and head ornaments by many populations in the Arab-Muslim world. […] The large central pearl, tagmout, suggesting fertility, adorns certain necklaces and fibulae linked by a chain. Expensive amber is fossil resin from the Baltic Sea. – From A. Vanderstraete in Monnaies, objets d’échange, Afrique, Asie, Océanie, Genève, Paris, Musée Barbier-Mueller, Somogy Éditions d’art, 2016, p. 152.

Artist: Berber ida or semlal, Morocco

Place of Design: Western Anti-Atlas, Morocco

Made in: Western Anti-Atlas, Morocco

Amber, silver, filigree enamel and coins

Size: 60cm

Museum: Musée Barbier-Mueller