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alaqa with beads

Posted by Edith D on September 19, 2011 at 5:19pm

This pair is quite old. The khamsehs are probably produced from a pattern, but they are individually cut as opposed to the die-cut khamsehs found in later jewelry. There are punch marks on all the khamsehs. The beads are lovely red glass with white cores. Originally would have been woven into the hair above the ears on either side of the head,

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