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That is a interesting one for sure!. Many things together: moon,hand, fish. I like it.
Thanks! I had never seen a pendant with this particular combination of design elements. It is definitely a bit unusual.
Good to see one with blue stones. I have purchased one (very worn and patinated and oxydated(?)) along with many other libyan jewelry so i am assuming it was also worn in Libya!
It seems the bale on yours is a recent addition, mine haven't got a bale just a hole, could it be that yours was added a bale to fit on a thong for contemporary use ?
Yes, I had assumed that this could be Libyan and probably used near border region. Maybe bale was added, but the whole piece, including the bale has a lot of surface wear...so perhaps if it is a later addition it was added by the original owner. Perhaps the original hole was worn through? Ayis, do you think this is genuine turquoise or some type of composite??? It is definitely not plastic, but not sure if it could be a natural material. It certainly looks like real turquoise.
I dont think turquoise have ever been used in north africa on a regular basis. As oddity or a curiosity on some very scarce pieces , yess.
Here it is difficult to say if it is genuine turquoise or not. In morocco a non precious stone is widely used to make beads for the tourist market necklaces, earthen feel to them and not very attractive.
Okay, thanks....maybe these are an opaque glass. I have never seen real turquoise on old pieces, but wanted to confirm this!
The bale is definitely an addition. I think that the turquoise-colored "stones" are probably glass with the black specks being minute bubbles that have been filled in with a dark patina from wear. We have seen that blue is often used as a color to ward off the evil eye.