Cleveland Museum of Art
Necklace (muriya or murriyya)
late 1800s or early 1900s
Besides archaeological examples, the oldest known Ethiopian jewelry dates from the 1840s; damaged items were typically melted down to make new pieces or to use during times of hardship.
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