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Palestine/Jordan erea, bedouin silver bracelet. I have pictures of a museum collection from that area with the same type of bracelets.
This bracelet was in Egypt at one point as these side panels, so common in Egyptian Bedouin bracelets, were soldered on at a later time. The outside near the ends and the inside of the silver are cratered/ pock-marked from the heating of the piece. I have a generic ethnic jewelry book that stated this exact style is Palestinian; I'm glad to know it is correct!
These bracelets come in pairs (I can show a picture on my photo's if you are interested) name: Saba Awaiyat from the Sinaï and Negev desert bedouins. The design of your bracelet is more schematic that mine. The middle figure is a symbol of a turtle (long life, water). The outside ends (Hillary comments on them) are always seen on all the bracelets of the "turtle type" and they often have a hallmark stamp from Egypt.
I would love to see your pair Harald.
I have posted a photo of a pair of these bracelets on "my photo's" for you.