Gan Bronze Pendant: Double Serpent with Coiled Tails

Curved little creature arches its back with a spiral tail and sharp snout.

This bronze pendant depicting a double serpent with coiled tails is Gan, from Burkina Faso, West Africa, and dates to the 20th century. Serpent imagery is common in the bronze work of the Gan of Burkina Faso, who use it to shape small pendants and charms. Modest pendant in an arched form, with a loop at the top, an incised wavy band on the back and a long pointed snout with a notch. The tail ends in a tight spiral curl. The metal is dark brown with golden highlights. It is 3.63 inches wide, 0.5 deep and 3 high.

Mid-leap, and making a very neat shape of it.