This is a lovely old Tuareg Talisman Amulet.

This is a sandcast brass or bronze example, the front of which has been engraved and polished.  

These Talismans are considered as charms which bring good luck, good health and protection in the wilderness, in particular among the nomadic Tuareg-Berber peoples of Niger, Mali and Algeria. 

This example was purchased from a French Brocante.

Approx 4 inches high and 2 inches at its widest.

Please see pictures.