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Birdies - closure

Posted by Betty on January 21, 2016 at 1:10pm
A pair of lovely birds from the Caucasus, gilded silver filigree, red enamel or foil and turquoise, about 10 x 2.5 cm. There where sewn on a dress. Found in Georgia, but according to Raisa Ismailova, they might also be from Dagestan or another country in the Caucasus region.
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Tags: Caucasus, fastener, gilded, silver
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  • Mustafa J. Salem January 21, 2016 at 3:41pm

    Beautiful birds. Attractive filigree and colorful turquoise.  Very nice to have the pair.. congratulations for the very nice pair

  • Betty January 21, 2016 at 8:52pm

    Thank you Mustafa! 

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