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Bracelets - Saudi Arabia

Posted by Peter Hoesli on March 12, 2017 at 3:52pm
These high silver bracelets are super heavy - 150 grams. The size is very small and therefore, they have most probably belonged to a girl from a rather wealthy family.
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  • Mustafa J. Salem March 27, 2017 at 5:20pm

     Fancy pair Peter. They look solid ' not hollow' like the other pair you showed... These must be quite old as well  as  in the last few decades girls in that area tend to wear more gold than silver... I believe...

  • Peter Hoesli April 1, 2017 at 4:34am
    You are absolutely correct Mustafa. They are solid silver. Saudi Arabia was one of the first countries to have changed from silver to gold, due to their wealth on oil and gas. Regards. Peter
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