Moroccan Bronze Coin Pendant Featuring Six-Pointed Star

A small corroded disc with a star scratched into it, set in a bright rim.

This bronze coin pendant with six-pointed star is Islamic, from Morocco, North Africa, and is ca. 1286. It is bronze & sterling silver. The six-pointed star appears in the decorative arts of many cultures, including Islamic North Africa, where it generally belongs to a wider vocabulary of geometric forms. A round pendant holding a worn brown coin-like disc marked with a six-pointed star outline and a central dot. A polished bright frame encircles it with small knobs at the edge, and a hinged bail rises at the top. It is 1.25 inches high and 1 in diameter.

A modest star in a very confident setting.