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This is so much nicer than I can capture with my camera.It`s the four rosette sun symbols, the female representation of all that is fruitful and productive, which lead me to identify this as Kazakh. But if anyone know differently I`d be glad to hear.The only mark is the cyrillic letter "z".
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  • Very beautiful, Frankie!

    I am not sure if it's Kazakh - the rosette symbol is widely used across cultures I believe. But unfortunately, I cannot offer an alternative opinion. If there is Cyrillic letter, it might be placed also in the wider Caucasus region... but that is no more than a wild guess.

    Wherever it's from, it's most gorgeous and looks as if it has some age. Lucky you!

  • Thank you, Betty.

    I agree with you, which makes this hard for me to identify. Particularly since these symbols are frequently shared with Dagestan.

    It`s the particular shape of the floral rosette that makes me eventually plump for Kazkhstan.

  • Splendid bracelet. frankie, today no amber ?
  • Not today, A O. But I did spend time today amalgamating two amber necklaces I already had. Maybe I`ll put up a photo of it soon.

    Glad you like this bracelet here.

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