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Horse or Chariot Ornament
Not on view
During the eleventh and twelfth centuries, Silla and Takrur were the preeminent trade centers on the Senegal River for the export of gold and slaves. Silla, which researchers speculate may be the site of Sincu Bara, was a twenty-day march from its peer state Ghana, with a population that had converted to Islam and a king who was at war with his “pagan” neighbors. This artifact was found in Sincu Bara among other finely decorated artifacts cast in brass and copper, evidence of the vibrant craftsmanship and taste for luxury of the Middle Senegal valley at a time of expanding trans-Saharan exchange.
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