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Metal Detecting Finds in Senegal

1 published discovery in the Jewellery category from Senegal — coins, hoards, jewellery and artefacts recovered by detectorists and archaeologists.

Jewellery from Senegal

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Famous find12th-13th century AD · found 1941

The Rao pectoral: a sand burial mound near the mouth of the Senegal River hid a gold disc that became a national treasure

Senegal · Jewellery

In 1941 Jean Joire excavated a sand burial mound at Rao, south of Saint-Louis in Senegal, and found a skeleton wearing a gold disc 18.4 cm across, with gold beads. Made in the 12th or 13th century, the Rao pectoral is now one of Senegal's national treasures.